(a) Applications for registration certificates shall be filed with the Police Chief, or his or her designee, on a form to be furnished by the Police Chief, or his or her designee. Each registration shall contain:
(1) The name, address, and the telephone number of the person completing the application;
(2) The name of an officer or official of the organization;
(3) The nature of the charitable or religious purpose to which the contributions, donations or sale proceeds will be applied; and
(4) Such other information as the Police Chief, or his or her designee, may require.
(b) An organization which desires to place a number of peddlers or solicitors in the Municipality simultaneously may make a group application to cover all of them; however, separate registration certificates shall be issued to each or, in lieu of separate registration certificates, separate information cards shall be issued to each peddler or solicitor by the organization. Such information cards shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The name of the organization;
(2) A description of the purpose of the peddling or solicitation;
(3) The period for which registration certificate was issued;
(4) The name of the peddler or solicitor;
(5) A brief description of the peddler or solicitor, such as age, weight, and height; and
(6) The signatures of the peddler or solicitor or official of the organization.
(c) A registration certificate shall be valid for no more than a twelve (12) month period. The registration certificate shall state the expiration date.
(d) No fee shall be required for a registration certificate.
(e) No registration certificate shall be required for any person who acts as a canvasser on behalf of a religious or charitable organization if no donations or any other type of contributions are sought by the canvasser. (Ord. 36-08. Passed 9-22-08.)