(A) License or registration required. No peddler or solicitor shall peddle or solicit the village, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Application fee and license registration for peddlers and solicitors.
(1) Any person seeking a license in conformity with this chapter shall obtain an application for same from the office of the Director of Public Safety and shall submit the completed application, along with the appropriate fee, to such office, on a form supplied by the Director which shall contain the following information:
(a) Full name for applicant and each and every employee;
(b) Date of birth for applicant and each and every employee;
(c) Local address, if any;
(d) Permanent home address;
(e) A physical description of each person, setting forth age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex;
(f) Social Security number;
(g) A description of the nature of the business and the goods, wares, merchandise, property, and/or sendees to be sold;
(h) Telephone number;
(i) Number of employees;
(j) An indication of the streets to be solicited along with dates and hours of solicitation for each respective street or area;
(k) Whether the applicant or any employee 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; and
(l) Such other information as the Director may require in order to protect the public health safety and/or general welfare.
(2) (a) All license applications shall be referred to the Director who shall, within five days after receipt of the completed application, issue licenses to the solicitors or peddlers unless he or she 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 fraud or moral turpitude within the past five years.
(b) Any license issued under this chapter shall be valid for not more than 90 days.
(3) Each applicant shall pay a non-refundable license application fee as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05, which fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. If the application is approved, applicant:
(a) Shall remit to the Director of Public Safety, prior to commencing activities as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05; and
(b) Shall obtain a photo identification license as provided for herein and shall pay therefor the cost for each such photo identification license as set forth in the village’s fee schedule, as adopted by reference in § 36.05.
(4) Once issued, a license may be used only in conformity with the laws of the village and the state, may not be assigned or transferred, must be carried by the licensee at all times, and may be revoked or suspended by the Director of Public Safety for any of the following causes:
(a) The licensee or person preparing the application on behalf of the licensee provided false, misleading, or deceptive information in the license application;
(b) The licensee is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude; or
(c) The licensee violates any provision of this chapter or peddles or solicits in an unlawful manner.
(Ord. 2017-016, passed 3-20-2017) Penalty, see § 112.99