Upon return of the criminal history record information, the
Chief of Police or his designee shall review the application and information
and shall determine whether to grant or deny the license. If the application
is granted, a license shall issue upon the payment of the license
fee specified in this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall deny a license to any person who:
A. In the 10 years last past preceding the date of the application has
been convicted of a crime or of any offense involving moral turpitude.
B. Has submitted an application containing materially false statements.
C. Has previously been subject to the revocation of a license under
this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall revoke the license of any licensee
who fails or refuses to observe the rules, regulations and terms of
this chapter. Upon receipt of any complaint regarding the conduct
of a licensee, the Chief of Police may suspend the license and may
revoke the license after giving the licensee an opportunity to be
heard.
License fees under this chapter shall be as follows:
A. Solicitor: $25. The license shall expire 30 days after issue.
B. Peddler: $125 per calendar year, including one vehicle. The fee shall
not be prorated for parts of years. For additional vehicles, the fee
shall be $50 per vehicle.
C. Transient merchants: $1,000 for a period of 180 days from the day
of issuance.
Persons granted licenses as solicitors shall obey the following
regulations:
A. The license, containing the licensee's photograph, shall be
prominently displayed.
B. Canvassing shall be confined to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and no
canvassing on Sundays or legal holidays.
C. The licensee shall exhibit his license to any police officer or any
other person upon request.
D. The licensee shall conduct himself/herself in a polite and courteous
manner.
E. Upon expiration of the license or, prior thereto, upon cessation
of his/her activity, the licensee shall surrender the license to the
Chief of Police or his designee.
F. "No soliciting" signs placed on the resident's property will
be strictly adhered to by the canvasser/solicitor.
Persons granted licenses as peddlers shall obey the following
regulations:
A. The license, containing the licensee's photograph, shall be
prominently displayed.
B. Peddling shall be confined to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1/2 hour
after sundown.
C. No peddler shall stop or park his vehicle, for the purpose of conducting
business, on a public street of the Township for a period of time
exceeding 15 consecutive minutes or stop or park his vehicle for such
purpose more than once within a distance of 200 feet.
D. No peddler shall stop his vehicle or permit a vehicle to stand upon
any public street for the purpose of conducting business within 200
yards of any entrance to a school building; provided, however, that
the provision of this subsection shall not apply after 5:00 p.m. on
any day or at any time on any day when school shall be closed.
E. No peddler shall stop or park his vehicle for the purpose of conducting business nor shall any peddler conduct any business in any manner at any place within the boundaries of the Special Improvement District established in Chapter
355, Special Improvement District, of this Code.