(A) Registration required. It shall be unlawful for any charitable solicitor, as defined in division (B) below, to solicit for charitable, religious, social, patriotic, or civic clubs or organizations within the corporate limits of the city without first registering in compliance with the provisions hereof.
(B) Definition. A CHARITABLE SOLICITOR is defined as any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, who solicits donations or contributions for, or sells insignia or novelties on the streets of the city on behalf of, or under the sponsorship of, any charitable, religious, social, patriotic, or civic club or organization.
(C) Registration. Any charitable, religious, social, patriotic, or civic club or organization wishing to solicit donations or contributions for, or to sell any insignias or novelty on the streets of the city or on behalf of, or under the sponsorship of, such organizations shall be required to register such solicitation or sale with the Chief of Police of the city at least 48 hours in advance of such event and to obtain a permit therefor.
(D) Form of registration. The registration required by this section shall be in writing, shall be signed by the chief officer of the club or organization, and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and object of the charitable, religious, social, patriotic, or civic club or organization conducting or sponsoring the solicitation or sale to which the registration relates;
(2) The day or days on which the solicitation or sale will take place;
(3) The object for which the funds to be derived from the solicitation or sale will be utilized; and
(4) The name and address of the chief officer of the club or organization conducting or sponsoring the solicitation or sale.
(E) Exemption. This section shall not apply to any locally-established organization or church operated exclusively for charitable or religious purposes if the solicitations are in the form of collections or contributions at the regular assemblies of any such organization or church.
(F) Duty to exhibit. Charitable solicitors shall be required to exhibit his, her, or their permit at the request of any citizen.
(G) Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to execute a registration which contains any false statement, and it shall be unlawful for any person to solicit donations or contributions or sell any insignia or novelty on the streets of the city purportedly on behalf of, or under the sponsorship of, any charitable, religious, social, patriotic, or civic club or organization which does not in fact exist.
(H) Hours. The hours for door-to-door solicitation within the city shall be from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
(2010 Code, § 112.02) Penalty, see § 110.99