This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough of Aldan
Peddling, Canvassing and Solicitation Chapter."
No person shall engage in peddling, solicitation or canvassing in the
borough without first having registered with the Police Department of the
borough and obtained a license from the Borough Secretary.
Any person desiring to engage in peddling, solicitation or canvassing
shall submit a written application to the Police Department on a form to be
furnished by the borough, accompanied by two photographs 21/2 inches by three
inches of himself taken within six months prior to the date of the application.
The application shall state the applicant's name, age, sex, home address,
business address, name and address of employer, what he desires to peddle,
solicit or canvass, the length of time he wished to engage in such activity,
the make, type and registration number of any and all vehicles he will use
and whether he has ever been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or a crime
or any kind involving moral turpitude. No license issued under this chapter
shall be transferable from one person to another. Where a person makes application
for himself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified
above shall be given for each helper, and an individual license shall be required
for each helper. The Borough Secretary will issue to the applicant an identification
license with one of the applicant's photographs affixed within 10 days
from the date of filing of the application, provided that all information
required is supplied by the applicant.
A license will not be issued to any person who has been convicted of
a felony, misdemeanor or a crime of any kind involving moral turpitude.
The term of the license to be issued under this chapter shall be for
one day, one month or one calendar year. The license fee for a one-day term
shall be $5, for a one-month term shall be $25 and for a one-calendar-year
term shall be $100.
Every person to whom a license has been issued shall in the conduct
of his activities comply with the following standard of conduct:
A. He shall first register with borough police each day
before engaging in his activities.
B. He shall carry his license at all times and exhibit it
upon request to any police officer or to any person on whom he shall call,
with whom he shall talk or any borough official or citizen.
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 not peddle, solicit or canvass at any time on
Sunday or upon any other day of the week before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
E. He shall not be guilty of any false pretense or misrepresentation,
and particularly he shall not represent his license to be an endorsement of
himself or his goods or services or the goods or services of his employer.
F. He shall immediately surrender his license to the Borough
Secretary upon revocation thereof.
G. He shall not peddle, solicit or canvass except within
the limits of activity and goods and services specified on his license.
H. He shall not hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets
or sidewalks of the borough nor shall be use any loudspeaker or horn or any
device for announcing his presence.
I. He shall not place or deposit any refuse upon any of
such streets or alleys, nor may any such person maintain or keep a street
or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the
borough for longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons residing
in the immediate vicinity.
Any license may be revoked by the Borough Secretary if the holder fails to comply with the standards of conduct contained in §
172-7 hereof, or any of them, or upon ascertainment by the Police Department that the holder has made a false statement in his application.
The license fee provisions of this chapter shall not apply to boys or
girls under 18 years of age who take orders for and deliver newspapers, greeting
cards, candy and the like or who represent the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
or similar organizations and take orders for and deliver cookies and the like,
nor to any person who registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State,
as required by Act No. 337, approved August 9, 1963, known as the "Solicitation
of Charitable Funds Act," nor to farmers selling their own produce, nor to any manufacturer
or producer in the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products
or milk or milk products, nor to disabled American servicemen nor to others
exempt by law, but such exempt persons shall register with the Borough Police
Department.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $300
for each offense and the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of
such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days.