[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 1]
The following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The taking of orders for goods and wares or the sale thereof,
the taking of orders for or the sale of merchandise including, but
not limited to, subscriptions for magazines or other printed matter
and the obtaining of contracts for home repair, and improvements,
and the sale of any items including, but not limited to, household
cleaning products, household cleaning equipment, and associated items.
Any person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other entity.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 2]
No person shall engage in canvassing, peddling and/or soliciting
in the Township for commercial purposes without first having registered
and obtained a permit from Shrewsbury Township.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 3; as amended by Ord.
2008-02, 8/6/2008]
1.
Any person desiring to engage in canvassing, peddling and/or soliciting
shall submit a written application to the Township during regular
business hours on a form to be furnished by the Township and to pay
an application fee in an amount as established from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
2.
The application shall obtain, at a minimum, the name, business address
of the solicitor, and the name and business address of the employer,
if any. The nature of the products, goods, or services proposed to
be canvassed, peddled, or solicited for, the length of time the applicant
proposes to be engaged in such activity and the make and type of vehicle,
if any, the applicant proposes to use in the furtherance of its business
interests. If a vehicle is used in the business interest the registration
number, and license plate number of the vehicle, proof of license
to operate said vehicle.
3.
The Township shall issue said permit upon proper completion of the
application form, and providing of any and all information above required,
or any additional information which the Township at its discretion
would deem appropriate.
4.
The permit would be valid for a period of 90 days and may be reissued
at the discretion of the Township for an additional ninety-day period
upon proof of compliance with this Part.
5.
Any charitable
"not-for-profit" organization shall obtain a permit in accordance
with this subsection; however, it shall be exempt from payment of
the permit fee.
[Added by Ord. No. 2019-01, 1/7/2019]
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 4; as amended by Ord. No. 2019-01, 1/7/2019]
The applicant shall conduct his or her canvassing, peddling,
and/or soliciting in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and the ordinances of Shrewsbury Township. Such soliciting
shall occur only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to dusk.
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Editor's Note: Former § 13-105, Exceptions, was
repealed 1/7/2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 6]
Notwithstanding anything else set forth herein from the date this Part is adopted, it shall be illegal for any group, partnership, corporate entity, or other such agencies to solicit donations, petition for signatures, or sell or solicit the sale of goods or products upon or directly adjacent to any highway, street, or road in Shrewsbury Township be the solicitations from "for-profit" or "not-for-profit" entities whether or not a permit has been issued. Upon notification by the police to cease such activity, the solicitation must end immediately. Failure to do so may result in policing agency bringing action pursuant to § 13-110 hereof.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 7; as amended by Ord. No. 2023-03, 5/3/2023]
The Township Code Enforcement Officer shall have the responsibility
for enforcing this Part.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 8]
Any person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other entity
whatsoever violating any of the provisions of this Part shall first
be granted a warning to cease and desist all such activities, and
shall thereafter, immediately cease solicitation on or about highways,
streets, and roadways in Shrewsbury Township.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 9; as amended by Ord.
2008-02, 8/6/2008]
Record of the warning will be kept in the Township offices.
Upon notice of second violation of these provisions, the person, persons,
corporation, partnership, or other entity, whatsoever, violating this
Part for a second time, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of no less than $300 nor more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days; provided, however, that if the magisterial
district judge determines that the defendant is without the financial
means to pay the fines and costs immediately or in a single remittance,
such defendant shall be permitted to pay the fines or costs in installments
over a period of time as determined by the magisterial district judge
to be fair and just.
[Ord. 2006-01, 5/3/2006, § 10; as amended by Ord.
2008-02, 8/6/2008]
Any person or person, corporation, partnership, or other similar
entity whatsoever violating any of the provisions of this Section
relating to solicitation upon, along, or directly adjacent to streets,
highways, or roads, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a
fine of no less than $300, nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days; provided, however, that if the magisterial
district judge determines that the defendant is without the financial
means to pay the fines and costs immediately or in a single remittance,
such defendant shall be permitted to pay the fines or costs in installments
and over such a period of time as the magisterial district judge would
deem just and appropriate.
