No person shall, directly or indirectly, solicit contribution for any purpose by misrepresentation of his name, occupation, financial condition, social condition or residence, and no person shall make or perpetrate any other misstatement, deception, or fraud in connection with any solicitation of any contribution for any purpose within the City of Paris, or in any application or report filed under this ordinance. Any such misstatement, deception or fraud, shall be grounds for revocation of any permit granted under this chapter by the procedures stated in 5-1008.
The following conduct shall be required of all persons conducting solicitations in the City of Paris, Tennessee:
(a) All person soliciting in the City of Paris shall be required to wear identification badges on their outermost garments bearing the name of the organization or individual for which the solicitations are being made, and the name of the solicitor;
(b) Each solicitor shall orally identify the particular organization or individual for whom the solicitation is being carried out whenever any person or group of persons is requested to contribute to the purpose for which the solicitation is being made;
(c) Any person soliciting on the property of any commercial establishment must cease such solicitation and leave the premises immediately if requested to do so by the owner or manager of said commercial establishment.
The following conduct is prohibited by all persons conducting solicitations:
(a) No person shall solicit contributions in the roadway, intersections or crosswalks of any public streets. All road blocks on public streets shall be prohibited;
(b) All door-to-door solicitations in residential areas shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
(c) All solicitation in commercial areas shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., except that solicitation shall be allowed after 9:00 p.m. and before 9:00 a.m. on the premises of any commercial establishment open for business to the general public.
Any violations of the required conduct as outlined in the foregoing paragraphs shall be grounds for revocation of any permit granted under this chapter by the procedures stated in 5-1008.