A. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person who shall engage in peddling, as herein defined.
PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
(1) 
PEDDLINGThe selling or offering for sale of any goods, wares, services or merchandise for immediate delivery, which the person selling or offering for sale carries with him in traveling or has in his possession or control, upon any of the streets or sidewalks, from house to house, by visitation to private residences or by entering in or upon private property within the Township.
(2) 
SOLICITINGThe seeking or taking of contracts or orders for any goods, wares, services or merchandise for future delivery, or for subscriptions or contributions, upon any of the streets or sidewalks, from house to house, by visitation to private residences or by entering in or upon private property within the Township, and shall further mean the seeking or taking of contracts or orders for home or other building repairs, improvement and alterations, and also orders or contracts for any mechanical, electrical, plumbing or heating device or equipment for houses or other building improvements or repairs upon or from the places aforesaid within the Township.
(3) 
"Soliciting" and "peddling" shall not apply to:
(a) 
Farmers seeking or taking orders for the sale of their own products;
(b) 
The seeking or taking of orders by any manufacturer or producer for the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products or milk and milk products;
(c) 
The sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owners thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic purpose;
(d) 
The seeking or taking of orders by insurance agents or brokers licensed under the insurance laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for insurance;
(e) 
Persons, corporations, partnerships and associations, their agents or employees, who have complied with the provisions of the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act,[1] as amended, governing solicitations for charitable, benevolent, patriotic or other purposes; or
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(f) 
Any person taking orders for merchandise from dealers or merchants, for resale to an ultimate consumer.
(g) 
Any youth sports organization selling or taking orders for goods to raise funds for the organization.
PERSON
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm, organization or corporation.
SOLICITOR
Any person who shall engage in soliciting, as hereinabove defined.
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Editor's Note: See 10 P.S. § 162.1 et seq.
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
A. 
Every person desiring to engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township shall first make application to the Township Police Department for a license. If such person shall also be required to obtain a license from any county officer, he shall, on making such application, exhibit a valid county license.
(1) 
The application shall be upon a blank provided by the Township Police Department and shall contain at least the following information verified by oath or affirmation:
(a) 
Full name of the applicant, local address and phone number, if any.
(b) 
Permanent address.
(c) 
Name of employer with address and phone number or a statement that such applicant is self-employed.
(d) 
The nature of the goods, wares, services or merchandise offered for sale.
(e) 
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime and, if the answer is in the affirmative, the nature of the offense or offenses and the punishment or punishments imposed therefor.
(f) 
The type of vehicle to be used, if any, with registration and license number.
(2) 
Upon request, the applicant shall submit to fingerprinting and furnish a photograph.
B. 
Where a person makes application for himself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified above shall be given for each helper and verified or affirmed by oath or affirmation by him, and an individual license shall be required for each helper. No license under this article shall be transferable from one person to another.
No license shall be issued under this article until the sum as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors shall be paid to the Township Police Department, and it shall be for the use of the Township. A separate application shall be filed and a separate permit fee shall be paid by each person who shall actually conduct the soliciting or peddling and shall apply where an employer desires to secure licenses for his employees, agents or servants.
The license granted pursuant to this article shall be valid for 30 days after the date of such license and, upon the expiration of any license, if the person holding the same shall desire to continue or renew soliciting or peddling, he shall be required to file a new application for a permit and pay a new license fee. Such licenses may be issued, in advance, for consecutive thirty-day periods not exceeding 12 in number, upon payment, in advance, of the license fee for each thirty-day period provided in § 284-4.
Such license, when issued, shall state, inter alia, the products to be sold or services to be rendered by the licensee. Every solicitor or peddler shall at all times, when engaged in soliciting or peddling in the Township, carry such license upon his person and shall exhibit it upon request to all police officers, Township officials and citizens. No solicitor or peddler shall engage in selling any product or service not mentioned on such license.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this article shall engage in soliciting or peddling on any day of the week before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. During the time of the year when Eastern standard time is effective, the aforesaid hours shall be Eastern standard time, and during the time of the year when Daylight saving time is effective, the aforesaid hours shall be Daylight saving time.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this article shall park any vehicle upon any of the streets, highways or alleys of the Township in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares, services or merchandise. No such person shall place or deposit any refuse on any such streets, highways or alleys. No such person shall maintain or keep a street or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the Township for any longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this article shall occupy any fixed location upon any of the sidewalks of the streets, highways, alleys or sidewalks of the Township for the purpose of soliciting or peddling with or without any stand or counter.
The Township Police Department shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this article, and the Chief of Police shall supervise the activities of all holders of such licenses.
Licenses issued under the provisions of this article may be revoked by the Township Police Department for any of the following causes:
A. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license.
B. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of carrying on such licensed business.
C. 
Any violation of this article.
D. 
Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
E. 
Conduct of the business in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the Township.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this article shall hawk or cry his wares or services upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the Township, nor shall he use any loudspeaker, bell, whistle or other device for announcing his presence by which the public is annoyed.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 13, Violations and penalties, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).