A. No person shall engage in solicitation or peddling upon any private property after having been asked by the owner or occupant thereof to leave such property.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or solicitation upon any private premises or residence or business located thereon if such premises or residence is posted against solicitation or peddling by means of a notice, prominently displayed upon which is printed the legend:
NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a private property shall be deemed to be posted against solicitation or peddling if there is exhibited, on or near the main entrance to the property or on or near the main door to any structure located thereof, a sign at least three inches by four inches (3" x 4") in size and with the letters at least one inch (1") in height, which bears the above legend.
C. Signs complying with the foregoing requirements shall be made available at cost at the village hall to persons requesting the same.
D. It shall be the duty of every solicitor upon going onto any premises in the village upon which a residence is located to first examine the notice provided for in this section, if any is attached, and be governed by the statement contained in the notice. If the notice states "Only Solicitors Registered in West Dundee Invited" then the solicitor not possessing a valid license as herein provided shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises. If the notice states "No Solicitors or Peddlers" then the solicitor, whether registered or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
E. Any solicitor who has gained entrance to any residence, whether invited or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the occupant.
F. No person who engages in solicitation or peddling shall use any plan, scheme or ruse or make any statement which indicates or implies that the purpose of such person's solicitation is other than to obtain orders for or to make sales of goods or services.
G. No person who engages in solicitation or peddling shall misrepresent the right of a buyer to rescind or cancel a sale under the provisions of applicable law. All buyers shall be informed in writing as to their rescission or cancellation rights under the provisions of applicable law.
H. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in commercial solicitation or peddling or fund soliciting at any time prior to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. or after nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. local time of any weekday, or at any time on Sunday, or on a state or national holiday.
I. It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle or solicit on or along the streets or highways rights of way except sidewalks within the village unless as otherwise provided herein.
J. No peddler or solicitor shall peddle or solicit by shouting or by using any sound device in connection with peddling or soliciting, including bells or amplifying systems.
K. No peddler shall peddle within five hundred feet (500') of the grounds of any school between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M. during days school is in session. (Ord. 95-03, 2-20-1995)