(a) Any person desiring to sell or offer for sale, barter or exchange or solicit the purchase of, or gift of any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles of value, or solicit funds for any purpose or cause, or offer any services for hire or commission from a vehicle or on foot within the Municipality, shall make application for a license to the Chief of Police and shall submit the completed application, along with the appropriate fee, to such office, on a form supplied by the Chief of Police which shall contain the following information:
(1) Full name of the applicant;
(2) Date of birth of the applicant;
(3) Local address, if any;
(4) Permanent home address verified by a state driver’s license, state identification card and/or like form of identification;
(5) A physical description of the applicant, setting forth the age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex;
(6) Social security number of the applicant;
(7) A description of the nature of the business and the goods, wares, merchandise, property and/or services to be sold;
(8) An explanation of the cause or purpose for which funds are to be solicited and an indication of whether funds solicited will be tax deductible by the donor;
(9) Telephone number of the applicant;
(10) Name, address and description of the organization that the peddler or solicitor represents;
(11) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and, if so, where and the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty imposed therefor, if any;
(12) Such other information as the Chief of Police may require in order to protect the public health, safety and/or general welfare.
(b) All license applications shall be referred to the Chief of Police who shall, within five (5) days after receipt of the completed application, issue a license unless the Chief finds that:
(1) The applicant has provided false, misleading or deceptive information in his or her application; and/or
(2) The applicant or any solicitor or peddler named on the license application has been convicted of a felony violation or misdemeanor violation involving weapons, theft, moral turpitude or violence within the past five (5) years.
(c) All licenses under this chapter shall be valid for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days. A separate license shall be required for each individual solicitor or peddler even though there may be a single employer.
(d) Each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable license application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted.
(e) Once issued, a license may be used only in conformity with the laws of the Municipality and the State of Ohio; may not be assigned or transferred; must be carried by the licensee at all times; and may be revoked or suspended by the Chief of Police for any of the following causes:
(1) The licensee or person preparing the application on behalf of the licensee provided false, misleading or deceptive information in the license application;
(2) The licensee is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude; or
(3) The licensee violates any provision of this chapter or peddles or solicits in an unlawful manner;
(4) Upon written complaint being filed with the Police Department, that the licensee has made himself or herself obnoxious to the public by use of indecent, profane or insulting language or has made or perpetuated any misstatement, deception or fraud in connection with any solicitation or sale, and if said complaint is found to be true, the license of such solicitor or peddler shall be revoked.
(Ord. 2002-078. Passed 10-1-02.)