[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 1; as amended by Ord. 8.5.2008, 8/5/2008]
1. 
No person shall sell or offer for sale, order or exchange, or go from door to door soliciting the purchase of, or gift of any products, wares, merchandise or other articles of value or any money, or any services, in any place in, upon, along, or through the streets, alleys or other public places within the Township, unless he is the holder of a license which is in full force and effect and issued pursuant to provisions of this Part. Such person shall at all times have the license with him while exercising such calling, and shall exhibit the license to any police officer or Township official or Township resident upon demand.
2. 
Persons who, without compensation or remuneration, solicit in behalf of or for any publicly recognized religious, educational, civic, or charitable organization are not required to obtain a license as provided herein.
3. 
Exceptions.
A. 
No license fee shall be charged:
(1) 
To farmers selling their own produce.
(2) 
For 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.
(3) 
To any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products, or milk and milk products.
(4) 
To children under the age of 18 years who take orders for and deliver newspapers, greeting cards, candy, bakery products and the like, or who represent the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts or similar organizations.
(5) 
To the seeking or taking of orders by insurance agents or brokers licensed under the insurance laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(6) 
To a person who has complied with the provisions of the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, 10 P.S. § 162.1 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
(7) 
For taking orders for merchandise, by sample, from dealers or merchants for individuals or companies who pay a license or business privilege tax at their chief place of business.
B. 
But all persons exempted hereby from the payment of the license fee shall be required to register with the Board of Supervisors and obtain a license without fee; provided, any person dealing in one or more of the above-mentioned exempted categories, and dealing with other goods, wares, or merchandise not so exempted, shall be subject to the payment of the license fee fixed by this section for his activities in connection with the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise not in such exempted categories. Provided, further, the Board of Supervisors may similarly exempt from payment of the license fee, but not from registering with him, persons working without compensation and selling goods, wares, or merchandise for the sole benefit of a nonprofit corporation. Provided, further, every license issued under the provisions of this Part shall be issued on an individual basis to any person or persons engaging in such business; every individual shall obtain a separate license, issued to him in his name, and the license fee hereby imposed shall be applicable to every such individual license, except that a representative of a charitable organization may obtain licenses for the applicants.
[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 2]
No person, whether licensed or not, while engaged in any profit solicitation, shall knock at the door or ring the bell of any home, apartment, apartment building, or other dwelling unit in the Township upon which is displayed at the entrance a notice which reads "No Peddlers or Solicitors Allowed," or which otherwise clearly purports to prohibit peddlers or solicitors on the premises, unless such peddler or solicitor is or has been invited upon the premises by the owner, licensee or occupant thereof. This section shall not be applicable to persons who, without compensation or remuneration, solicit in behalf of or for any publicly recognized religious, educational, civic or charitable organization.
[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 3; as amended by Ord. 8.5.2008, 8/5/2008]
1. 
Any person required to have a license under § 13-101 and who desires to engage in the business of a peddler or solicitor shall make application in person for a license at the Township Building upon a form provided by the Township Secretary. The Township Secretary or some officer acting on his behalf shall make such investigation into the character of the applicant and the business to be conducted as he deems necessary to protect the interests of the Township residences.
2. 
Upon approval by the Township Secretary or other persons acting in his behalf, the applicant shall pay a license fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, depending on the term of the license applied for. The Township Secretary or other proper official may waive the payment of the license fee in special cases where the character and reputation of the solicitor is well-known in the Township and where no substantial investigation is deemed necessary.
[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 4]
1. 
No person, whether licensed or not, shall engage in any solicitation on any Sunday or legal holiday, or on any day before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after either 7:00 p.m. or one-half hour before sunset, whichever comes first.
[Amended by Ord. No. 02.08.2022.01, 2/8/2022]
2. 
No licensed peddler or solicitor shall engage in or transact any type of business or solicitation other than that specified on the license application.
[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 5]
The Township Secretary or anyone acting on his behalf may suspend or revoke any peddlers or solicitors license for violation of any Township ordinance, for false or incorrect information submitted on the license application, or for any fraud or misrepresentation made in the solicitation. Such person whose license is suspended above may not apply for a new license thereafter until one complete calendar year after such revocation or license suspension.
[Ord. 8.02.05, 8/2/2005, § 6; as amended by Ord. 8.5.2008, 8/5/2008]
Any person who violates any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less $50 nor more than $1,000 plus costs on the first violation, and a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs for the second and subsequent violations and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.