(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon residential property within the City of Villa Hills without being invited to do so by the owners or occupants of the subject property in order to peddle and/or solicit city residents by knocking upon residential doors, or by ringing doorbells, or to otherwise, so as to cause or attempt to cause residents to open their doors, unless, the person doing the peddling and/or soliciting activity has first registered with the City Clerk, and received a license to solicit or peddle from the City Clerk.
(B) Any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor shall obtain a license before engaging in such activity within the city.
(C) The fee for the license required by this chapter shall be twenty dollars ($20) per application, except from charitable applicants who shall be exempt from payment of the fee.
(D) No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable.
(E) All licenses issued under this chapter shall extend to the end of the calendar year in which it is issued.
(F) This chapter prohibits any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor, from distributing any handbills, advertisements, or commercially-related solicitation documents without first having obtained a license from the City Clerk, through application during normal business hours, Monday through Friday (holidays excluded). This chapter is not intended to prevent the lawful distribution of written materials other than commercial solicitation and business advertising.
(G) Exemptions. Individuals who are not engaged in for-profit, commercial enterprises shall be exempt from the licensing requirements set forth in § 94.015. These include:
(1) Children under eighteen (18) years of age soliciting or peddling on behalf of a non-profit school, governmental organization, or youth club or ministry, such as Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts;
(2) Persons soliciting on behalf of a non-profit or neighborhood organization for either donations to or membership in such organization;
(3) Persons peddling donated merchandise on behalf of a non-profit organization where the proceeds of the sale are used for charitable purposes;
(4) Persons peddling on behalf of a religious organization where the proceeds of the sale are used to support such organization or for a charitable purpose;
(5) Persons engaged in canvassing for religious or political purposes;
(H) Individuals who meet the exemptions listed above are not required to register with the city and are not required to obtain any license prior to engaging in solicitations, peddling, or canvassing.
(I) Individuals who meet the exemptions listed above may engage in solicitation, peddling, or canvassing any day of the week from 10:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., local time.
(Ord. 2020-13, passed 8-19-2020)