CHAPTER 110: GENERAL LICENSING PROCEDURES
Section
Licensing and Regulating Solicitors
   110.001   Definitions
   110.002   License required
   110.003   License application
   110.004   License fee
   110.005   Issuance of license
   110.006   Revocation
   110.007   Hearing on appeal
   110.008   Re-application
   110.009   Display
Licensing of Pinball Machines, Music Machines
and Other Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
   110.025   License required
   110.026   Fees
   110.027   Payment date; duration of licenses
License or Occupational Tax Upon Certain Businesses
   110.040   Exercise of revenue license power
   110.041   Definitions
   110.042   Occupation license required
   110.043   License tax year
   110.044   Occupations subject to tax amount
   110.045   Exceptions and deductions
   110.046   Application or return of license
   110.047   Monthly and annual payment of tax
   110.048   Tax based on current year; commencement of business during tax year
   110.049   Monthly payments; license prerequisite
   110.050   Sale or transfer of business
   110.051   Taxpayer to keep books and records; returns confidential
   110.052   Recorder to investigate returns
   110.053   Over or under payment of tax
   110.054   Remedy for nonpayment of tax
   110.055   Appeals to City Council
   110.056   Recorder to make rules
   110.057   Licenses; posting; unlawful use of
   110.058   Sales; returns and the like
License Fee Schedule
   110.075   License fee required
   110.076   License required before operation
   110.077   License payable to City Recorder
   110.078   Multiple trade and business at same location
 
   110.999   Penalty
LICENSING AND REGULATING SOLICITORS
§ 110.001 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
   CITY. The City of Union, Oregon.
   PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
   SOLICITOR. Any person, whether an owner, agent, consignee or employee:
      (1)   Who engages in the temporary business in this city of selling, offering and/or delivering goods, wares or services, by going from house to house;
      (2)   Who conducts meetings open to the general public where goods, wares, services or franchises, distributorship, contracts or business opportunities are offered for sale;
      (3)   Who, without traveling from place to place, sells or offers for sale goods, wares, services, franchises or distributorship, from an automobile, truck, railroad car or other vehicle or conveyance; or
      (4)   SOLICITOR does not include the following:
         (a)   A resident in this city at least 30 days who regularly engages in the business of selling, offering and/or delivering goods, wares or services by going from house to house;
         (b)   A regular commercial traveler employed by a wholesale house and selling goods, wares, merchandise or services to merchants of this city for the purpose of resale;
         (c)   A representative of a public utility;
         (d)   A person soliciting money, donations of property or financial assistance of any kind, or selling or distributing any items of literature or merchandise for a fee upon the streets, in office buildings, by house to house canvas or in public places for a charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic purpose;
         (e)    Bona fide auctions conducted pursuant to law;
         (f)   Sales required by statute or by order of any Court;
         (g)   Rummage sales consisting of the sale of contributed miscellaneous articles, used or new, to raise money for charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic purposes; and
         (h)   Garage and yard sales consisting of sale from garage, yard or dwelling by persons residing in the city and not generally engaged in the business of retail sales and where the items being sold consist of household goods and personal articles owned and used by the sellers. The sale shall not be more than four days in length and no person shall conduct such a sale more than four times in any calendar year.
(Ord. 434, passed 7-13-1992) Penalty, see § 110.999
§ 110.002 LICENSE REQUIRED.
   (A)   License to do business. It shall be unlawful for any person or any agent, servant or employee of any person to engage in, carry on or conduct the business of a solicitor without first obtaining a license.
   (B)   Blanket license for charitable purposes. A charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic organization may apply for and be issued a blanket license to cover a group of solicitors invited to participate in an event organized by and operated for the benefit of the not-for-profit organization.
(Ord. 434, passed 7-13-1992) Penalty, see § 110.999
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