The following terms shall, for the purpose of
this article, have the meanings indicated in this section:
Includes itinerant vendors of merchandise who shall go from
door to door or from house to house in this Township, selling, causing
to be sold, offering for sale or causing to be offered for sale or
taking orders for present or future delivery of merchandise of any
description whatsoever, and shall include persons going from door
to door for the purpose of obtaining alms, orders or subscriptions
or making canvasses or surveys or other solicitations.
No person shall solicit or act as a solicitor
from door to door within this Township without first registering with
the Chief of Police of the Township of Delanco as provided in this
article.
[Amended 1-19-1998 by Ord. No. 1-1998]
Each such registrant shall, at the time of registering,
give to the Chief of Police, in writing, his or her name, address
and such other personal data as is required to identify him, together
with two recent photographs of his or her face approximately 2 1/2
inches by 2 1/2 inches in size, together with the purpose of
his or her proposed canvassing or solicitation, the route, date and
approximate hours of his or her itinerary in this Township (which
shall be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.), any prior
convictions of crime and his or her fingerprints, together with sufficient
information to determine whether or not the business he or she is
to transact is interstate or intrastate commerce. Nonprofit organizations
shall not be required to submit fingerprints.
Each registrant, upon being so registered, shall
be issued a registration certificate by the Chief of Police, upon
which shall be affixed one photograph of the applicant, signed by
the Chief of Police so that part of his or her signature covers part
of the photograph; provided, however, that no person who has been
convicted of crime shall be issued any such certificate.
Each registrant shall carry the registered certificate
at all times and shall exhibit it to any person upon request.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 65-6, regarding
the deposit of a registration certificate, which immediately followed
this section, was repealed 1-19-1998 by Ord. No. 1-1998.
No such registration certificate shall be issued
to any person who has not complied with any law of the State of New
Jersey or ordinance of this Township regulating soliciting, canvassing
or itinerant vendors of merchandise.
No person, whether registered or not, shall
visit or call at any private residence for the purpose of soliciting,
as defined in this article, when banned by the householder by a sign
bearing words to the effect that solicitors or peddlers are not invited
or are prohibited.
Any such registration certificate so issued
may be revoked by the Chief of Police for violation of this article
or any other ordinance of the Township regulating solicitors, canvassers
or itinerant vendors of merchandise or for any false information given
in the said application.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 65-10, regarding
hours for solicitation, which immediately followed this section, was
repealed 1-19-1998 by Ord. No. 1-1998.
[Amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3]
A fee of $15 per day shall be paid by the registrant
for each such registration certificate issued.
The following persons shall be exempt from paying
any license fee under the terms of this article; provided, however,
that such person shall have established his or her exemption status:
A.
Any person honorably discharged from the military,
naval or marine forces of the United States.
B.
Any blind person who is a resident of this municipality.
C.
Any person exempted by New Jersey State Law.
D.
Nonprofit, charitable organizations, provided that
such organization gives at least one week's written notice to the
Chief of Police.
