The following terms shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings indicated in this section:
SOLICITOR
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.
[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]
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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Note: Former § 65-6, regarding the deposit of a registration certificate, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 1-19-1998 by Ord.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]
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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.
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.