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A. General Requirements.

1. No person shall act as a peddler or solicitor except pursuant to a permit issued under this chapter, or without having in his/her possession an identification card as provided in Section 8-1-7.

2. No person shall act as a peddler or solicitor within the Town after the permit issued by the Town has expired.

3. No person shall act as a peddler, solicitor or canvasser at any residence where there is a sign indicating “No Solicitations,” “Do Not Disturb,” or “No Trespassing,” or otherwise indicating that the residents do not wish to be solicited or have their privacy disturbed.

4. No person shall touch, come into physical contact with or affix any object to another person without first receiving express permission therefor from such person.

5. While soliciting, no person shall intentionally or deliberately obstruct the free movement of any person on any street, sidewalk or other place.

6. No person shall threaten any injury or damage to any person who declines to be solicited.

7. No person shall directly or indirectly solicit contributions from any person by misrepresentation of his or her name, occupation, physical or mental condition, financial condition, residence or principal place of business. No person shall make or cause to be made any misstatement of fact or misrepresentation in connection with any solicitation, or any application or report filed under this code.

8. No charitable organization or professional fundraiser permitted to solicit for a charitable organization shall use statements or materials indicating such contributions are being raised for any individual or organization which has not given its written consent for the solicitation of such contribution.

9. No person shall solicit in the Town for any purpose other than the purposes specified in the application upon which the permit was issued.

10. No person under the age of sixteen (16) shall solicit within the Town unless supervised, as defined in Section 8-1-2, by an adult holding a permit.

B. Hours of Solicitation. Unless an individual has been requested or invited by the owner or occupant, it shall be unlawful for any permit holder or registered individual solicitor to enter upon any residential premises for the purpose of solicitation earlier than 9:00 a.m. of any day or after 6:00 p.m., in the case of a solicitor over the age of sixteen (16), or after 5:00 p.m., in the case of a solicitor under the age of sixteen (16). This section shall not be interpreted to grant any person permission to enter upon private property.

C. Written Receipts Required. Any solicitor receiving money or anything having a value of ten dollars ($10.00) or more from any person under a solicitation made pursuant to a permit issued hereunder shall give to such person a written receipt, signed by the solicitor, showing plainly the name and permit number of the person under whose permit the solicitation is conducted, and the date and the amount received; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to any contributions collected by means of a closed box or receptacle used for solicitation with the written approval of the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, where it is impractical to determine the amount of each such contribution. [Resolution #1475, 2014; Ordinance #362, 2014; prior code § 8-1-8.]