(A) Applications for registration certificates shall be filed with the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee on a form to be furnished by the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee. Each application shall contain:
(1) The name, address and the telephone number of the person completing the application;
(2) The name of an officer or official of the organization;
(3) The nature of the charitable or religious purpose to which the contributions, donations or sale proceeds will be applied;
(4) Such other reasonable information as the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee may require; and
(5) A statement attesting to the organization's exempt status under Section 501 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code.
(B) An organization which desires to place a number of peddlers or solicitors in the village simultaneously may make a group application to cover all of them; however, separate registration certificates shall be issued to each or, in lieu of separate registration certificates, separate information cards shall be issued to each peddler or solicitor by the organization. Such information cards shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The name of the organization;
(2) A description of the purpose of the peddling or solicitation;
(3) The period for which the registration certificate was issued;
(4) The name of the peddler or solicitor;
(5) A brief description of the peddler or solicitor, such as age, weight, and height; and
(6) The signatures of the peddler or solicitor and an officer or official of the organization.
(C) A registration certificate shall be valid for no more than a one-year period. The registration certificate shall state the expiration date.
(D) No fee shall be required for a registration certificate.
(E) No registration certificate shall be required for any person who acts as a canvasser on behalf of a religious, political or charitable organization or purpose if no donations or any other type of contributions are sought by the canvasser.
(Ord. 6-3-2005, passed 6-14-05)