SOLICITATION or CANVASSING
Means traveling by foot, motor vehicle or any type of conveyance,
from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street,
for salary, commission or other remuneration, whether on behalf of
oneself or of another person, firm or corporation and:
A.
Selling, leasing or taking orders for the sale of any goods,
wares, merchandise or services whatsoever, including without limitation
books, periodicals, food, and home improvement services, or attempting
to so sell, lease or take orders, whether or not advance payment on
such sales is collected; or
B.
Seeking or requesting donations of money, goods or services
for association, organization, corporation or project wholly or in
part for commercial purposes or by a professional solicitor or commercial
co-venturer for a charitable or other noncommercial organization.
C.
Seeking to obtain information on the background, occupation,
economic status, political affiliation, attitudes, viewpoints, or
the like of the occupants of a residence for the purpose of selling
or using such data, wholly, or in part, for commercial purposes;
D.
Person-to-person distribution of literature, periodicals, or
other printed materials for commercial purposes, but shall not include
placing or dropping off printed materials on the premises;
E.
Seeking to enlist membership in any organization for commercial
purposes; or
F.
Seeking to present, in person, organizational information for
commercial purposes.
Each certificate of registration shall contain the signature of Chief of Police or his designee and shall show the name, the name of the employer of the holder of said certificate, if any, address and telephone number of the holder of said certificate as well as the date of issue and registration number. Additionally, each certificate will include proof of payment to the Town of Georgetown as described in §
130-4.
Each certificate of registration issued pursuant to this bylaw
shall expire 90 days from date of issue.
No certificate of registration may be transferred to any other
person or entity.
The Chief of Police or his designee may revoke the certificate
of registration of any solicitor or canvasser for violation of any
provision of this bylaw, or any applicable state or federal laws governing
soliciting and canvassing, or for providing false information on the
application. The Chief of Police or his designee shall deliver written
notice to the holder of the registration in person, or send to the
holder by certified mail at the address set forth in the application.
The Police Department shall keep a record of all certificate
of registration, including registration numbers, and application thereof,
for a period of six years after application. Enforcement of this bylaw
shall be by the Chief of Police, or his designee, by any available
means in law or equity, including but not limited to enforcement by
criminal complaint filed by the Police Department.
The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply to the following
persons:
A. Any person exempted under Chapter 149, Section 69, children as newspaper
vendors, or any other General Law.
B. Route salespersons or others having established customers making
periodic deliveries to such customers, including but not limited to
news carriers.
C. Any officer or employee of the Town of Georgetown, county, state
or federal government on official business.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this bylaw shall be declared invalid or held unconstitutional by
any court of last resort, the remainder shall continue in full force
and effect.
Whoever violates any provisions of this bylaw shall be liable
to a penalty of $100 for the first offense and $200 for each subsequent
offense.