The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi desires to establish
a system of registration for solicitors who operate within the tribal
land in the interests of public health and safety.
Unless otherwise exempt under the provisions of this chapter,
a "solicitor" is defined as:
A. All persons,
both principals and agents, as well as employers and employees, who
shall sell, offer for or expose for sale or who shall trade in any
goods or services on the NHBP tribal land by going from house to house
or from place to place or by indiscriminately approaching individuals.
B. Sales
by sample or for future delivery and executory contracts of sale by
solicitors are embraced within the preceding subsection.
C. Any person,
both principal and agent, as well as employer and employee, who while
selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or anything
of value stands in a doorway or any unenclosed vacant lot, parcel
of land or in any other place not used by such person as a permanent
place of business.
Solicitors are required to exhibit their permit on their person
and vehicle used in connection with the business. The solicitor's
permit must be exhibited in such a manner that it is fully visible
while conducting any solicitor activities.
No solicitor shall have any exclusive right to any location
in the Reservation or public streets, nor be permitted a stationary
location, nor be permitted to operate in any congested area where
operations might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose
of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good
faith, shall be conclusive as to whether the area is congested or
the public impeded or inconvenienced.
No person shall engage in the business of a solicitor between
the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless permitted, sponsored or
it is an approved and authorized tribal event.
The NHBP Police Department shall maintain a record for each
permit issued and record the reports of violation therein.
Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
a civil infraction and punishable by the penalty for the same as established
by the Tribe's Code.
This chapter shall be in full force and take effect immediately
after its approval and shall be posted at all tribal government buildings.