(a) Issuance of Certificate.
(1) Not more than five business days after completion of the application form provided in Section 731.03, the Municipal Administrator, or his authorized representative shall issue a certificate of registration to each applicant upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), except that no fee shall be required for those persons excluded herein under Section 731.01(b), or those persons acting on behalf of a charitable, religious or educational organization as defined in Ohio R.C. 2915.01 (H), (I) or (J), or those persons engaged as a "door-to-door salesperson in interstate commerce", which means a person who travels from door-to-door calling on private residences or places of business in the Village for the purpose of taking orders for future delivery of goods or services to be furnished, supplied or delivered from sources outside the State and which is not done in connection with any appeal for any charitable or religious purpose.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a)(1) hereof, a certificate will not be issued if the Municipal Administrator or his authorized representative has determined;
A. That the applicant has misrepresented his identity or intention or made a false, misleading or deceptive statement in providing the information required in Section 731.02; or
B. That the applicant has been convicted, during five years preceding the date of application of any felony, theft based offense, misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or offense of force or violence.
C. That the applicant or the entity the applicant represents is not current in their payments and/or other obligations to the Village Income Tax Department.
D. That the applicant has had his/her certificate of registration for canvassing, soliciting, and/or peddling revoked and or cancelled from another municipality and/or governmental entity.
(b) Duration. The certificate of registration issued hereunder shall not be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom issued and shall be valid for a period of six (6) months. (Ord. 4-2016. Passed 9-20-16.)