(a) License or Registration Required.
(1) No peddler or solicitor, who is not engaged in a religious, charitable or political activity, shall peddle or solicit within the City, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Application; Fee; License; Registration.
(1) Any person seeking a license in conformity with this chapter shall obtain an application for same from the Office of the Director of Public Safety and shall submit the completed application, along with the appropriate fee, to such office, on a form supplied by the Director which shall contain the following information:
A. Full name of the applicant.
B. Date of birth of the applicant.
C. Local address, if any.
D. Permanent home address.
E. A physical description of the applicant, setting forth age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex.
F. Social security number.
G. A description of the nature of the business and the goods, wares, merchandise, property, and/or services to be sold, or as applicable, the reason for soliciting funds.
H. Telephone number of the applicant.
I. Number of employees.
J. An indication of the streets to be peddled or solicited along with dates and hours of peddling or solicitation for each respective street or area.
K. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and, if so, where and the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty imposed therefor if any.
L. Such other information as the Director may by rule require in order to protect the public health, safety and/or general welfare.
(2) All license applications shall be referred to the Director who shall, within five (5) days after receipt of the completed application, issue licenses to the solicitors or peddlers unless he finds that:
A. The applicant has provided false, misleading or deceptive information in his application; and/or
B. The applicant or any solicitor or peddler named on the license application has been convicted of a felony violation or misdemeanor violation involving fraud or moral turpitude within the past five years.
Any license issued under this Chapter shall be valid for not more than ninety days.
(3) Each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable license application fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. If said application is approved, applicant:
A. Shall remit to the Director of Public Safety, prior to commencing activities, five dollars ($5.00) per calendar day as indicated by information provided in accordance with Section 721.03(b)(1)J.
B. Shall obtain a photo identification license as provided for herein and shall pay therefor the cost of five dollars ($5.00) for each such photo identification license.
(4) Once issued, a license may be used only in conformity with the laws of the City and the State of Ohio; may not be assigned or transferred; must be carried by the licensee at all times; and may be revoked or suspended by the Director of Public Safety for any of the following causes:
A. The licensee or person preparing the application on behalf of the licensee provided false, misleading or deceptive information in the license application.
B. The licensee is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude.
C. The licensee violates any provision of this Chapter or peddles or solicits in an unlawful manner.
(c) Restrictions; Hours; Conduct. Every person to whom a license to peddle or solicit under the terms of this Chapter shall be governed by the following rules and regulations:
(1) No person subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall peddle or solicit except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday; nor shall such person peddle or solicit on Sunday or any legal state or federal holiday.
(2) No peddler or solicitor shall enter or attempt to enter a residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City without an express invitation from an adult occupant of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling.
(3) No peddler or solicitor shall engage in any peddling or solicitation other than that specified in the license application.
(4) No peddler or solicitor shall by any device make unlawful noises, nor shall any peddler or solicitor remain at the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City without the consent of an adult occupant of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City.
(d) Resident Prohibition by Notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, no peddler or solicitor, while peddling or soliciting, shall call upon, knock at the door or ring the door bell of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City upon which there is posted at the entrance a notice which reads "No Peddlers or Solicitors Allowed", or words of similar import or any other notice, which clearly prohibits peddlers and/or solicitors on the premises, or which is at that time on the applicable Peddlers or Solicitors Do Not Knock Registry established and maintained pursuant to the provisions of Section 721.031 of this chapter, unless such peddler or solicitor has previously been invited upon the premises by the owner, lessee or an adult occupant thereof.
(Ord. 2007-72. Passed 2-5-08.)