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Each person or each individual member of such firm or corporation who desires to solicit such photographic business in any public street, alley, park or other public place, and each person engaged, employed or hired by such licensed person, firm or corporation to solicit such photographic business in any public street, alley, park or other public place, shall make written application to the Chief of Police for a permit to engage in such occupation, which application shall be first authorized in writing by the person, firm or corporation engaging, employing or hiring such person or authorizing a member of said firm or corporation to solicit such photographic business. The Chief of Police, after a hearing thereon, shall issue the permit applied for upon proof of good moral character of the applicant, and shall in his discretion limit soliciting of photographic business to certain specified public streets, alleys, parks or other public places, in the interest of public safety. Any authorized permittee may solicit business at any public place within such area as may be so limited.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
Every person desiring a permit pursuant to Section 3423 of this Article shall file an application with the Chief of Police upon a form provided by said Chief of Police and shall pay a filing fee.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
Every photographic solicitor shall pay a license fee for each such designated address and, in addition thereto, a license fee for each and every person engaged, employed or hired by said person, firm or corporation to solicit such business in any public street, alley, park or other public place. The license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)
The Tax Collector shall, upon the receipt of the permit provided for in Section 3423 of this Article and the payment of the required license fee, issue to the permittee a serially numbered metallic badge having imprinted thereon the words "Photographic Solicitor" and the year for which the license was issued. Said badge shall be worn on the person for whom it was issued, in a conspicuous place for the public to see at all times when said person is engaged in soliciting photographic business as provided in Sections 3420 to 3427. A badge fee shall be charged to cover the costs of the badge.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)
Every person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Sections 3420 through 3426 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)