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CHAPTER 751
Solicitations at Residences
751.01   Definitions.
751.02   Registration required.
751.03   Application for certificate; fees; duration; exemptions.   
751.04   Issuance of certificate.
751.05   Display of registration certificate; return.
751.06   Restrictions.
751.07   Trespassing in violation of posted signs.
751.08   Revocation of certificate.
751.09   Signs to be posted.
751.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to inspect food products - see Ohio R.C. 715.46
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.61 et seq.
Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1716
Frozen desserts - see Ohio R.C. 3717.51 et seq.
Littering - see GEN. OFF. 521.08
Trespassing - see GEN. OFF. 541.05
 
751.01 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)   "Canvassing" or "soliciting" unless expressly provided for otherwise, means traveling from residence to residence within the Municipality, without having a previous appointment to visit the residence or residences visited for the purpose of exposing or offering for inspection or sale, goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs or any other property, tangible or intangible, of any nature whatsoever, or services, or for the purpose of taking or attempting to take orders for the purchase of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs or other property, tangible or intangible of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or of services to be furnished or performed in the future. "Canvassing" or "soliciting" also means the soliciting of funds or other property for charitable or other purposes at any residence within the Municipality. The solicitation by a minor newspaper carrier of customers for a newspaper which he/she regularly delivers or will regularly deliver shall not be included in this definition.
(Ord. 91-24AC. Passed 5-6-91.)
   (b)   "Canvasser" or "solicitor" means any person who engages in canvassing or soliciting.
(Ord. 1828 AC. Passed 1-7-85.)
751.02 REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
   No person shall canvass or solicit within the Municipality without first registering with the City Manager or his/her designee. A separate registration must be made for every solicitor, agent or employee soliciting within the Municipality.
(Ord. 1828 AC. Passed 1-7-85; Ord. 96-72 AC. Passed 7-8-96.)
751.03 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE; FEES; DURATION; EXEMPTIONS.
   (a)   Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall, not less than five nor more than fifteen days prior to the commencement of solicitation furnish the City Manager or his/her designee with the following information on forms provided by the Municipality.
      (1)   Name, age and physical description of applicant.
      (2)   Complete permanent and local address of applicant.
      (3)   Name and address of the person, firm, corporation or association for whom the solicitation is presently being made and any other person, firm, corporation or association for whom the applicant has solicited during the past three years.
      (4)   A description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or wares to be sold or otherwise sufficient to identify the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage.
      (5)   The names of all other municipalities in which the applicant has conducted soliciting activities during the past six months.
      (6)   Whether the applicant has complied with the requirements of Ohio R.C. Chapter 1716 pertaining to charitable solicitations if applicable.
      (7)   Whether the applicant has ever been denied a license or permit to solicit or had such license or permit revoked, including the time and place of such denial or revocation.
      (8)   Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony violation or a misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude including the time and place of such conviction.
      (9)   The proposed dates and times of the solicitations and the routes to be followed in conducting same.
      (10)   The make, model, year, color and license plate number of automobiles used by the applicant during the period of solicitation within the Municipality and the number of the applicant's driver's license and state of issuance.
   (b)   Each applicant shall, prior to receiving a registration certificate, pay registration fees in such amount as provided by ordinance for each solicitor based upon the duration of the solicitation period and such registration shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of such time period.
   (c)   Any charitable organization is exempt from paying the registration fee. The term "charitable organization" includes any patriotic, philanthropic, religious, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civil or fraternal organization, either actual or purported. The registration certificate for a charitable organization solicitor automatically expires on December 31 of the year of issue.
   (d)   In addition to the registration fee, each applicant including those associated with charitable organizations, shall reimburse the City for the reasonable cost of producing the registration certificate identification card to be carried by each solicitor. That reasonable cost is set by ordinance.
(Ord. 1828 AC. Passed 1-7-85; Ord. 96-72 AC. Passed 7-8-96.)
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