(A) The license application may be obtained during normal business hours at the township offices, and the application shall be applied for at least 7 days prior to the date of conducting the solicitation.
(B) The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and description of the applicant, and names of those persons soliciting for the applicant. Each individual solicitor must supply his or her driver’s license number or other form of personal identification to the township;
(2) Permanent home address and local address of the applicant, and for all other persons soliciting for the applicant;
(3) A brief description of the nature of the organization and business, and the goods or service to be sold or solicited;
(4) The length of time for which the solicitation is desired;
(5) A statement as to approximate locations within the township where the solicitations will take place;
(6) Applicant(s) shall provide a photograph of each person who will be soliciting under the applicant;
(7) A statement as to whether or not any persons, firm, corporation, or organization have been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or ordinance violation involving a violent crime, theft, burglary, breaking and entering, fraud, or concerning canvassing or solicitation within the past 7 years, and if so, the nature of the offense;
(8) The township shall prepare and issue a solicitor authorization document to each person soliciting under the applicant. The document shall be displayed by the solicitor at all times while soliciting in the township and shall be presented by that person to any resident requesting identification prior to any attempt to sell a product or service to that resident; and
(9) Any denial of a license application shall be made in writing specifying the reasons for denial within 3 days of the filing of the application. An appeal of a denial shall be made to the Township Board which shall decide the appeal within 30 days of filing of the appeal.
(Ord. 29.03, passed 11-13-2001)