(a) License or Registration Required. No peddler or solicitor shall peddle or solicit within the Village, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Application; Fee; License; Registration.
(1) Any person seeking a license in conformity with this chapter shall obtain an application for same from the Chief of Police and shall submit the completed application, FBI/BCI background check, along with appropriate fee, to such office, on a form supplied by the Chief which shall contain the following information:
A. Full name of the applicant;
B. Date of birth of the applicant;
C. Local address, if any;
D. Permanent home address;
E. A physical description of the applicant, setting forth age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex.
F. Social Security number
G. A description of the nature of business and the goods, wares, merchandise, property and/or services to be sold;
H. Telephone number of applicant;
I. Name and address of organization the peddler or solicitor represents;
J. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime an, if so, where and the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty imposed thereof, if any;
L. Such other information as the Chief may require in order to protect the public health, safety and/or general welfare.
(2) All license applications shall be referred to the Chief who shall, within five (5) days after receipt of the completed application, issue a license unless it is found that:
A. The applicant has provided false, misleading or deceptive information in their application; and/or
B. The applicant or any solicitor or peddler names on the license application has been convicted of a felony violation or misdemeanor violation involving weapons, theft, moral turpitude or violence within the past five (5) years.
All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid for not more than one hundred eighty 180 days at a permit fee of seventy-five dollars ( $75.00). A separate license shall be required for each individual solicitor or peddler even though there may only be a single employer.
(3) Once issued, a license may be used only in conformity with the laws of the Village and the State of Ohio; may not be assigned or transferred; must be carried by the licensee at all times; and may be revoked or suspended by the Chief of police for any of the following causes:
A. The licensee or person preparing the application on behalf of the licensee provided false, misleading or deceptive information in the license application;
B. The licensee is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude; or
C. The licensee violates any provision of this chapter or peddles or solicits in an unlawful manner;
D. Upon written or verbal complaint being filed with the Police Department or observation by a Village of South Amherst police officer, that the licensee has made themselves obnoxious to the public by the use of indecent, profane or insulting language or has made or perpetrated any misstatement, deception or fraud in connection with any solicitation or sale, and if said complaint is found to be true, the license of such solicitor or peddler shall be revoked.
(c) Individuals or corporations soliciting or peddling on behalf of an educational, religious, civic or charitable organization shall not be required to pay license fees.
(d) Restrictions; Hours; Conduct. Every person to whom a license to peddle or solicit is issued and every canvasser shall be governed by the following rules and regulations:
(1) No person subject to the provisions of this chapter shall peddle, solicit or canvass except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(2) No peddler, solicitor shall engage in any peddling or solicitation other than that specified in the licensee application.
(3) No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall by any device make unlawful noises, enter or attempt to enter or remain at residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village without an express invitation from an adult occupant of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling.
(e) Resident Prohibition by Notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no peddler, solicitor or canvasser, while peddling, soliciting or canvassing, shall call upon, knock at the door or ring the door bell of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village upon which there is posted at the entrance a notice which reads "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Canvassers Allowed," or words of similar import, which clearly prohibit peddlers, solicitors and canvassers on the premises, unless such peddler, solicitor or canvasser has previously been invited upon the premises by the owner, lessee or an adult occupant thereof.
(Ord. 1769-23. Passed 5-22-23.)