(a) License or Registration Required.
(1) No peddler or solicitor shall peddle or solicit within the Village, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this Chapter.
(2) No canvasser shall obtain or seek to obtain or influence the opinions of the residents of the Village until he or she is registered pursuant to this Chapter.
(b) Application; Fee; License; Registration.
(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 of the applicant.
B. Date of birth of the applicant.
C. Local address, if any.
D. Permanent home address.
E. A physical description of the applicant, 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 services to be sold.
H. Telephone number of the applicant.
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 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.
L. Such other information as the Director may require in order to protect the public health safety and/or general welfare.
(2) All license applications shall be referred to the Director who shall, within five (5) days after receipt of the completed application, issue licenses to the solicitors or peddlers unless he finds that:
A. The applicant has provided false, misleading or deceptive information in his application; and/or
B. 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.
Any license issued under this Chapter shall be valid for not more than ninety days.
(3) Each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable license application fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. If said application is approved, applicant:
A. Shall remit to the Director of Public Safety, prior to commencing activities, five dollars ($5.00) per calendar day as indicated by information provided in accordance with 721.03(b)(1)J.
B. Shall obtain a photo identification license as provided for herein and shall pay therefore the cost of five dollars ($5.00) for each such photo identification license.
(4) Once issued, a license may be used only in conformity with the laws of the Village 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 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.
C. The licensee violates any provision of this Chapter or peddles or solicits in an unlawful manner.
(5) Any canvasser shall register with the Director of Public Safety before obtaining or seeking to obtain or influencing the opinions of the residents of the Village. Any canvasser shall provide the Director in writing with his or her name and address, the name and address of the organization represented and the dates, times and particular locations where canvassing is to be performed. No fee shall be charged for the registration of any canvasser. Any registration hereunder shall be valid for not more than ninety days. This provision does not pertain to individuals or organizations soliciting for religious, political or charitable purposes.
(c) Restrictions; Hours; Conduct. Every person to whom a license to peddle or solicit and every canvasser registered under the terms of this Chapter shall be governed by the following rules and regulations:
(1) No person subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall peddle, solicit or canvass except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday; nor shall such person peddle, solicit or canvass on Sunday or any legal state or federal holiday.
(2) No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall enter or attempt to enter a residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village without an express invitation from an adult occupant of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling.
(3) No peddler or solicitor shall engage in any peddling or solicitation other than that specified in the license application.
(4) No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall by any device make unlawful noises, nor shall any peddler, solicitor or canvasser remain at the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village without the consent of an adult occupant of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village.
(d) Resident Prohibition by Notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, no peddler, solicitor, or canvasser, while peddling, soliciting or canvassing, shall call upon, knock at the door or ring the door bell of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village upon which there is posted at the entrance a notice which reads "No Peddlers, Solicitors or Canvassers Allowed", or words of similar import, which clearly prohibit peddlers, solicitors and canvassers on the premises, unless such peddler, solicitor or canvasser has previously been invited upon the premises by the owner, lessee or an adult occupant thereof.