From and after the enactment of this chapter, it shall be unlawful
for any person who is not the holder of a valid and unexpired license
issued pursuant to this chapter, or otherwise exempt from this chapter,
to sell, purchase, or solicit the sale or purchase of food, printed
matter, building and construction services, and all other services,
goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind or description, or to solicit
contributions, gifts, or pledges of money or any other thing of value,
by visiting the private homes or residences or on the public streets
or highways of the Township of Aleppo.
Every person to whom a license has been issued shall, in the
carrying on of the licensed business activities in the Township of
Aleppo, comply with the following rules of conduct:
A. The licensee shall wear and/or openly display the license card at
all times and exhibit it upon request to any police officer or any
person upon whom he or she shall call, or with whom he or she shall
talk in carrying on the licensed activities.
B. The licensee shall not permit any other person to have possession
of the license card and shall immediately report its loss or theft
to the Manager of the Township of Aleppo or to the police. The licensee
shall not cause or permit the license card to be altered or defaced.
The license is personal to the applicant and may not be transferred,
given or assigned to any other person.
C. The licensee shall not enter or attempt to enter any dwelling house
without invitation or permission of the occupant and shall immediately
leave any premises upon request. The licensee shall not engage in
any conduct licensed under this chapter upon any premises displaying
a sign prohibiting such activity.
D. The licensee shall not represent the license card to be an endorsement
of the licensee or his or her goods or services or of the goods or
services of the principal or employer.
E. The licensee shall immediately surrender the license card upon revocation
of the license as hereinafter provided.
F. Licensees are permitted to operate Monday through Saturday between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., local prevailing time. There
shall be no soliciting under this chapter at any time on Sundays or
any holiday on which the Allegheny County courts are closed.
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G. No licensee hereunder shall have the exclusive right to any location
in the public streets or sidewalks, nor shall any licensee hereunder
be entitled to a stationary location thereon.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Township Manager in
denying a license may appeal to the Township of Aleppo by written
application to the Board of Commissioners setting forth the grounds
for the appeal and filed within 14 days after notice of the action
complained of has been mailed to the address set forth in the application.
Application for appeal shall be accompanied by an appeal fee of $100.
The Township of Aleppo shall set a time and place for the hearing
before the Board of Commissioners. Notice of the hearing shall be
given to the applicant by writing, mailed to the address on the application.
The Township of Aleppo hereby declares its intention that this
chapter shall apply only to commercial conduct and speech and the
solicitation of money or other things of value. This chapter is specifically
not intended to and shall not be interpreted to:
A. Limit or affect constitutionally protected pamphleteering, political
or religious speech or conduct;
B. Apply to persons selling wholesale to dealers in such goods;
C. Apply to merchants or their employees delivering goods or services
in the regular course of business;
D. Prohibit any sale required by statute or order of court;
E. Prevent any licensed auctioneer from conducting a bona fide auction-sale
subject to the Auctioneer's Law.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject
to a penalty or fine of not more than $500, together with costs of
prosecution, for each such violation and, in default of the payment
of the fine and costs of prosecution, shall be committed to the county
jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day that the person,
firm, organization or corporation engages in conduct in violation
of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.