The Board of Supervisors of Lancaster Township finds and declares
that the provisions of this chapter are enacted to establish regulations
regarding solicitation, peddling and canvassing within Lancaster Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Except as otherwise indicated, all provisions in this chapter
shall be applied to all solicitation, peddling and canvassing within
the jurisdictional boundaries of Lancaster Township.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in commercial
or business solicitation, peddling and/or canvassing for the purposes
of soliciting orders, sales or subscriptions for any goods, wares
or merchandise, or for the purposes soliciting or obtaining any business
or commercial information, without first having registered with and
obtained a permit from the Township.
Any person seeking such a permit shall submit a written application
with the Township on a form provided by the Township, containing the
following information:
A. Name, address, telephone number, and contact person for the principal
applicant;
B. The nature of the goods, wares, merchandise or services that are
to be sold or distributed;
C. The proposed method of solicitation and/or operation within the Township,
including but not limited to days and hours of solicitation, peddling
or canvassing;
D. A list of all persons who will solicit or canvass in the Township
on behalf of applicant, including name, address, telephone number,
and a general description;
E. A current photograph to be affixed to the permit for purposes of
personal identification; and
F. Such other and further information as the Township may deem relevant
and require from time to time.
No person shall solicit, peddle or canvass within the Township
without possessing a current, valid copy of the official permit issued
by the Township, together with such other identification as may be
required by Township. Such person shall solicit, peddle or canvass
only these items, commodities, services or subscriptions identified
in the registration application.
Solicitation and canvassing shall only occur within the Township
during the following hours:
A. Monday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
B. Saturday and Sunday 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.
No solicitor, peddler or canvasser shall contact any residence
within the Township that is posted with signage providing that such
contact, solicitation or canvassing is not desired by the resident
thereof.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to a fine for not more than $500 for each violation. Each
violation shall constitute a separate offense.
This chapter shall be effective five days after the date of
passage of this chapter.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this chapter
is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.