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
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
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
(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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