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§ 110.04 STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE.
   (A)   Upon receipt of an application, an investigation of the applicant's business reputation and moral character shall be made.
   (B)   The application shall be approved unless such investigation discloses tangible evidence that the conduct of the applicant's business would pose a substantial threat to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. In particular, tangible evidence that the applicant has committed any of the following will constitute valid reasons for disapproval of an application:
      (1)   Has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude;
      (2)   Has made willful misstatements in the application;
      (3)   Has committed prior violations of ordinances pertaining to transient merchants, peddlers, solicitors, and the like;
      (4)   Has committed prior fraudulent acts; or
      (5)   Has a record of past breaches of solicited contracts.
§ 110.05 REVOCATION PROCEDURE.
   Any license or permit granted under this chapter may be revoked by the Clerk after notice and hearing, pursuant to the standards in § 110.06. Notice of hearing for revocation shall be given in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be mailed to the licensee at his or her known address, at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing.
§ 110.06 STANDARDS FOR REVOCATION.
   A license granted under this chapter may be revoked for any of the following reasons:
   (A)   Any fraud or misrepresentation contained in the license application;
   (B)   Any fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement made in connection with the business being conducted under the license;
   (C)   Any violation of this chapter;
   (D)   Conviction of the license of any felony, or conviction of the licensee of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
   (E)   Conducting the business licensed in an unlawful manner or in such a way as to constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the public.
§ 110.07 APPEAL PROCEDURE
   (A)   Any person aggrieved by a decision under §§ 110.04 or 100.06 shall have the right to appeal to the Town Council. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Town Council, within 14 days after notice of the decision has been mailed to such person's last known address, a written statement setting forth the grounds for appeal. The Town Council shall set the time and place for a hearing, and notice for such hearing shall be given to such person in the same manner as provided in § 110.05.
   (B)   The order of the Town Council after the hearing shall be final.
§ 110.08 EXHIBITION OF IDENTIFICATION.
   (A)   Any license issued to a transient merchant under this chapter shall be posted conspicuously in or at the place named therein. In the event more than one place within the town shall be used to conduct the business licensed, separate licenses shall be issued for each place.
   (B)   The Clerk shall issue a license to each peddler or solicitor licensed under this chapter. The license shall contain the words “licensed peddler” or “licensed solicitor,” the expiration date of the license, and the number of the license. The license shall be kept with the licensee during such time as he or she is engaged in the business licensed.
§ 110.09 TOWN POLICY ON SOLICITING.
   It is hereby declared to be the policy of the town that the occupants of the residences in the town shall make the determination of whether solicitors or peddlers shall be or shall not be, invited to their respective residences.
§ 110.10 NOTICE REGULATING SOLICITING.
   (A)   Notice of the refusal of invitation to solicitors or peddlers to any residence shall be exhibited upon or near the main entrance door to the residence, indicating the determination by the occupant, containing the applicable words, as follows:
   “NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS INVITED”
   (B)   The letters shall be at least 1/3-inch in height.
   (C)   The card so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor or peddler of the determination by the occupant of the residence of the information contained thereon.
§ 110.11 DUTY OF SOLICITORS TO ASCERTAIN NOTICE.
   (A)   It shall be the duty of every solicitor or peddler upon going onto any premises in the town upon which a residence is located to first examine the notice provided for in § 110.10 if any is attached, and be governed by the statement contained on the notice. If the notice states “NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS INVITED,” then the solicitor or peddler, whether registered or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
   (B)   Any solicitor or peddler who has gained entrance to any residence, whether invited or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the occupant.
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