[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Munhall 9-18-1969 by Ord. No. 1190. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
No person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall, either directly or indirectly, sell goods, wares, merchandise, magazines, periodicals, books or other personal property by canvassing or soliciting, or solicit or canvass for contribution, in the Borough of Munhall without first having registered with the Police Department and obtained an identification card from the Borough.
B. 
Persons or organizations engaged in door-to-door canvassing on religious or political subjects, or distributing religious political handbills shall be exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter. All such persons, however, shall carry official identification, such as a driver's license, upon his or her person at all times and shall exhibit it upon request of any person to whom the peddler is attempting to solicit.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Any person desiring to engage in canvassing and soliciting shall submit a written application to the Police Department on a form to be furnished by the Borough, accompanied by two photographs (two inch by three inch minimum) of himself, taken within six months prior to the date of the application.
B. 
The applicant shall state in such written application his name, age, sex, home address, business address, name and address of employer, if any, what he desires to canvass and solicit for, the length of time he wishes to engage in this work, the make and type of vehicle, if any, he will use, its registration number, the driver registration number, certificate of automobile liability coverage and whether he has ever been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or a crime of any kind.
C. 
In addition thereto, the application shall contain the signature of the employer as well as of the applicant and shall contain therein the stipulation and agreement on the part of the employer, in consideration of the issuance of such license or permit, to become liable for any and all acts of such solicitor while within the Borough of Munhall in violation of law or otherwise. Such employer liability shall be construed to have no application to bona fide charitable organizations.
D. 
An identification card will not be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or crime of any kind involving more turpitude, and such person shall not be allowed to engage in canvassing and soliciting in the Borough of Munhall.
E. 
An identification card will be valid for the balance of the calendar year in which it is issued. Such card may not be transferred from one person to another and shall be considered a personal permit or license.
Promptly upon receiving any application for a permit to canvass or solicit within the Borough of Munhall, the Chief of Police shall cause such application and applicant to be thoroughly investigated by the Police Department of the Borough of Munhall. In the event that such investigation should indicate that the granting of such permit would or might be injurious to the public interest, or to the public health, safety or morals, the Chief of Police shall have, and is hereby given, the power and authority to issue such license or permit. In any instance where the Chief of Police should deem it necessary or advisable to secure and check the fingerprints of any such applicant, refusal of such applicant to voluntary furnish such fingerprints shall constitute, in and of itself, sufficient and valid ground for refusal to issue such license. The Chief of Police will issue to the applicant an identification card (to which one of the applicant's photographs will be affixed) within 10 days from the date of filing of the application.
[Amended 9-15-1983 by Ord. No. 1290]
Every person to whom an identification card has been issued shall in the conduct of his activity comply with the following standards of conduct.
A. 
He shall carry his identification card at all times and exhibit it upon request to any police officer, ordinance officer of the Borough or to any other person upon whom he shall call or with whom he shall talk.
B. 
He shall not permit any person to have possession of his identification card and shall immediately report its loss to the Borough Police Department. He shall not cause or permit his identification card to be altered or defaced in any way.
C. 
He shall not enter or attempt to enter any dwelling without the invitation or permission of the occupant and shall immediately leave any premises upon request of the occupant.
D. 
He shall engage in canvassing and soliciting between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, legal holidays being excepted therefrom. Such activities at any other time being hereby expressly declared unlawful.
E. 
He shall not be guilty of any false pretense or misrepresentation and, particularly, he shall not represent his identification to be an endorsement of himself, or his goods or services, or of the goods or services of his employer.
F. 
He shall immediately surrender his identification card to the Borough of Munhall Chief of Police upon revocation thereof.
Any identification card may be revoked by the Chief of Police if the holder fails to comply with the standards of conduct contained in § 157-4 hereof, or any of them, or ascertainment by the Chief of Police that the holder has made a false statement in his application.
A. 
No license fee shall be charged:
(1) 
To farmers selling their own produce.
(2) 
For the sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owners thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic purpose.
(3) 
To any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products or milk and milk products.
(4) 
To children under the age of 18 years who take orders for and deliver newspapers, greeting cards, candy, bakery products and the like, or who represent the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts or similar organizations.
(5) 
To the seeking or taking of orders by insurance agents or brokers licensed under the insurance laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(6) 
To a person who has complied with the provisions of the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, 10 P.S. § 162.1 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
(7) 
For taking orders for merchandise, by sample, from dealers or merchants for individuals or companies who pay a license or business privilege tax at their chief place of business.
B. 
But all persons exempted hereby from the payment of the license fee shall be required to register with the Police Department and obtain a license without fee, provided any person dealing in one or more of the above-mentioned exempted categories, and dealing with other goods, wares or merchandise not so exempted, shall be subject to the payment of the license fee fixed by this section for his activities in connection with the sale of goods, wares and merchandise not in such exempted categories. Provided, further, the Police Department may similarly exempt from payment of the license fee, but not from registering with him, persons working without compensation and selling goods, wares or merchandise for the sole benefit of a nonprofit corporation. Provided, further, every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be issued on an individual basis to any person or persons engaging in such business; every individual shall obtain a separate license, issued to him in his name, and the license fee hereby imposed shall be applicable to every such individual license, except that a representative of a charitable organization may obtain licenses for the applicants.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Every person engaged in canvassing and soliciting in the Borough of Munhall and not exempted from the requirements of this chapter shall pay a registration fee, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution, per person and an additional fee, also in an amount as established from time to time by resolution, for each motor vehicle registered to be used in canvassing and soliciting. Provided, however, no license fee shall be required for religious proselytizing, anonymous political speech or the distribution of hand bills.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Munhall, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).