(a) The following words, terms, and phrases, and their derivations, when used in this Article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning:
Charitable means and includes the words patriotic, philanthropic, social service, health, welfare,
benevolent educational, civic, cultural or fraternal, either actual or purported.
Contributions mean and include the words alms, money, subscription, property or any
donations under a guise of a loan or money or property.
Department means the Police Department.
Hearing Officer means the City Manager of the City or the designee thereof, provided that the
designee shall not be the permitting authority or the Police Chief.
Non Commercial Purposes means the purpose of any nonprofit organization which has
obtained recognized state or federal tax exempt status.
Permit Holder means the person to whom the permit is issued.
Peddler means any person who goes upon any private property in the City, not having been
invited by the occupant thereof, carrying or transporting goods, wares, magazines, merchandise
or personal property of any nature and offering the same for sale. This definition also includes
any person who solicits orders and as a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchasers as
part of the scheme to evade the provisions of this Article. Expressly excluded from this definition
are persons under the age of 18 years who are selling goods for non-commercial purposes.
Peddling includes all activities ordinarily performed by a peddler as indicated under
paragraph 7 of this Section.
Permitting Authority means the City Police Department.
Person means a natural person or any firm, corporation, association, club, society or other
organization.
Police Chief means the Chief of Police of the City, or his/her authorized representative.
Political means of or related to a local, state or national election conducted by a
governmental entity.
Purchase means the buying of, offering to buy or the giving of an order for, anything of
value, including but not limited to, goods, wares, merchandise, services, tickets, publications
and subscriptions to publications.
Principal means the sponsoring company, organization or other entity which employs,
authorizes or sponsors the solicitor(s) or peddler(s), whether as employees, agents or
independent contractors.
Solicitor means any person who goes upon any private property in the City, not having been
invited by the occupant thereof, for the purpose of directly contacting the occupant to take or
attempt to take orders for the sale of goods, merchandise, wares, magazines, or other personal
property of any nature for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future. This
definition also includes any person who, without invitation, goes upon private property, to
request contribution of funds or anything of value, or sell goods or services for, charitable,
religious, or other non-commercial purposes.
Solicitation includes all activities ordinarily performed by a solicitor as indicated under
paragraph 15 of this Section.
Sponsor shall have the same meaning as Principal.
(Code 2002, § 18-441. Ord. No. 06-6)
5.90.020 Permit requirements and exemptions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for an individual, within the City, to solicit or engage in any solicitation, unless the
Principal Sponsor or person on whose behalf the solicitation is being made holds a valid City business
licenseor is exempt from the requirement to hold a City business license. A business license shall not be
issued unless a solicitor’s permit has been issued by the Permitting Authority.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person eighteen (18) years of age or older to engage in peddling or solicitation
activities within the City without having in his possession a valid and current solicitors permit issued by the
Police Chief; provided, however, that the following are exempted from the provisions of this subsection:
Any solicitation made upon premises owned or occupied by an organization upon whose behalf the
solicitation is made;
Any communication by an organization soliciting contributions solely from, persons who are
members of the organization at the time of such solicitation;
Any solicitation in the form of a collection at a regular meeting, assembly or service of a
charitable organization; or
Any solicitation for the relief of any individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation
where solicitor represents in each case that the entire amount collected shall be turned over to
the named beneficiary.
Any solicitation for sale, delivery or collections of/for a newspaper.
Any solicitation for the sale of goods by a person under the age of eighteen (18) on behalf of
a non profit organization for non commercial purposes.
Any solicitation for political or religious purposes.
(Code 2002, § 18-442. Ord. No. 06-6)
5.90.030 Permit for sponsoring juvenile peddlers.
(a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall be permitted to engage in commercial peddling except
as follows:
A City business license shall be obtained by a sponsoring person, company or organization
for the conduct of any peddling or solicitation activities involving, in whole or in part, a sales
force of one (1) or more persons under eighteen (18) years of age.
The sponsor shall be responsible for supervising and controlling the conduct of all persons,
including juveniles, peddling under the sponsor’s solicitors’ business license.
Each person under the age of eighteen (18) shall first obtain a permit issued by the
Permitting Authority.
The sponsor shall be responsible for ensuring that each individual in its sales force has
obtained a permit that identifies the name of the sponsor and the name of the individual.
The sponsor shall require all individuals in its sales force to carry such permit at all times
when the individuals are peddling or soliciting.
The sponsor shall comply with all laws of this state.
(Code 2002, § 18-443. Ord. No. 06-6)
5.90.110 Entry upon signed premises unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether licensed or unlicensed, while conducting the business of a peddler
or solicitor, to enter upon any residential premises in the City where the owner, occupant or person legally in
charge of the premises has posted, at the entry to the premises, or at the entry to the principal building on the
premises, a sign bearing the words “No Peddlers,” “No Solicitors,” “No Solicitation” or words of similar import.
(Code 2002, § 18-451. Ord. No. 06-6)
5.90.120 Hours of solicitation
No person, while conducting the activities of a peddler or solicitor, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall enter
upon any private property, knock on doors or otherwise disturb persons in their residences between the hours
of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
(Code 2002, § 18-452. Ord. No. 06-6)