(a) The practice of going on and upon residential property in the Village, or ringing a doorbell or knocking on a door of a private residence, including an apartment, by any solicitor or peddler, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants or lessee of such private residence or apartment, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, or peddling or hawking the same, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.
Any peddler or solicitor, being uninvited, who goes on or upon residential property in the Village shall be deemed to have committed a nuisance, unless such entry is exempted from the operation of this chapter.
(b) No person shall peddle or solicit on Sunday or before the hour of 8:00 a.m. of any day, or after the hour of 6:00 p.m. of any day.
(c) No peddler or solicitor, or any person pretending to be a peddler or solicitor, for the purpose of peddling or soliciting or pretending to peddle or solicit, shall ring the bell or knock at any building whereon there is painted, affixed or otherwise displayed to public view any sign containing any or all of the following words:
"No Peddlers", "No Solicitors" or "No Agents", or which otherwise purports to prohibit peddling or soliciting on the premises.
(d) No person shall solicit for the employment of a watchman or patrolman.
(e) No peddler or solicitor shall represent by words, writing or action that he or she is some other peddler or solicitor, that he or she is a partner, employee or agent of any peddler or solicitor when in fact he or she is not the partner, agent or employee of such peddler or solicitor, or that he or she is the employee, representative, agent or partner of any person when in fact he or she is not the employee, representative, agent or partner of such person.
(f) No peddler or solicitor shall cry his or her wares in a loud voice or use any noise-producing device other than a soft chime, the limit of audibility of which shall be 100 feet from the source of such sound, nor shall any peddler or solicitor commit any breach of the peace in crying his or her wares or soliciting the sale of his or her products.
(g) No person shall sell or distribute on the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds of the Village any goods, wares or merchandise.
(Ord. 1986-12. Passed 10-7-86.)