(a) 
No persons shall canvass or solicit in person or call from house to house in the city to sell or attempt to sell goods, merchandise, wares, services or anything of value or to take or attempt to take orders for the future delivery of goods, merchandise, wares or anything of value, or take or attempt to take orders for services to be furnished or performed in the future, without first having a written permit therefor.
(b) 
The provisions of section 6.03.032 shall also apply as applicable where the solicitation is for a charitable, educational, political, patriotic, or philanthropic purpose.
(c) 
The provisions of section 6.03.032 shall not apply to individuals or organizations making solicitations for religious organizations. The provisions of section 6.03.032(d) shall apply to individuals or organizations making solicitations for religious organizations.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-56)
(a) 
Any person desiring to canvass or solicit within the city shall file a written application for a permit to do so with the city administrator, which application shall show:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant; if the applicant is an association, company or corporation, then it shall state its name along with the names of the persons who will be soliciting in the city;
(2) 
The name and address of the employer or firm which such applicant represents;
(3) 
If the applicant is a corporation, or if the individual is employed by a corporation, the date and place of incorporation;
(4) 
The names of other communities in which the applicant has worked as a solicitor or canvasser in the past 12 months; and if he was employed by a different company in the other communities, the name of those companies shall also be stated;
(5) 
The nature of merchandise to be sold or offered for sale or the nature of the services to be furnished;
(6) 
Whether such applicant upon any such order so obtained will demand, accept or receive payment of deposit of money in advance of final delivery;
(7) 
The period of time such applicant so wishes to solicit, sell or take orders in the city;
(8) 
An outline of the methods to be used in conducting the solicitations;
(9) 
A physical description of the applicant or any agents of the applicant, which includes race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, date of birth, driver’s license number and the name of the state issuing the driver’s license;
(10) 
A description of any vehicle to be used by the applicant or its agents; and
(11) 
An itinerary to be used by the applicant or its agents, including a street map highlighted to show actual routes to be used by such applicant and its agents in any solicitations within the corporate limits of the city.
Such applicant shall provide a copy of a current general liability, property damage and medical coverage insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do insurance business in the state.
(b) 
Such applicant shall also show satisfactory proof of his authority to represent the company or individual such applicant states that he represents and such proof shall be in writing.
(c) 
Where any individual, association, company or corporation will be represented by more than 15 individuals serving as solicitors, such individual, association, company or corporation may apply for a master permit to solicit, in lieu of each individual obtaining a permit to solicit. The application for this master permit will include all the information requested in subsection (a) of this section, except subsections (a)(4) and (a)(9). The applicant will maintain at all times a list containing the names and addresses of individuals soliciting under the master permit. This list will be made available to the city administrator or his designee upon request during regular business hours.
(d) 
The application fee for an individual permit shall be as established in appendix A to this code. The application fee for a master permit shall be as established in appendix A to this code. No permit shall be issued until such fee has been paid by the applicant.
(e) 
A permit applied for under this section shall be issued by the city administrator when the application is approved and any required bond is filed, unless it is determined that the applicant has provided false information on his application.
(f) 
A permit requested under this section shall be issued for the length of time requested, not to exceed six months. Upon expiration of one permit, the solicitor may apply for a new permit in the manner prescribed by this section.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-57; Ordinance adopting Code)
The permit required by this division or the issuance of a permit under the provisions of this division shall not be required of the following:
(1) 
Ordinary commercial travelers who sell or exhibit for sale goods, wares or merchandise to persons engaged in the business of buying, selling and dealing in the same within the city.
(2) 
Persons soliciting on the property by express prior invitation of the person residing on such premises.
(3) 
Persons operating under occupational licenses granted by a state agency.
(4) 
Individuals or organizations making solicitations for religious organizations.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-58)
(a) 
Where the application for a permit to peddle in the city shows that the applicant will not demand, receive or accept payment and/or deposit of money in advance of final delivery of such goods, wares, merchandise or articles to be sold and/or solicited by such applicant, it shall be the duty of the city administrator to issue to such applicant a permit to solicit, sell, and take orders for such goods, wares, merchandise and/or articles set out in such applicant’s application upon the payment of the fees required by section 6.03.032(d).
(b) 
If the application for such permit shows that such applicant shall receive, demand or accept payment and/or deposit of money in advance of final delivery of goods, wares, merchandise, services or anything of value sold, then such application shall be accompanied by a bond in the penal sum of $1,000.00 for an individual permit or $5,000.00 for a master permit executed by such applicant as principal and a surety company licensed to do business as such in the state. Such bond is to be conditioned upon making final delivery value in accordance with the terms of such order and/or benefit of all persons who may pay in advance or make any advance deposit on the purchase of such orders, and such bond shall so stipulate in its terms.
(c) 
Provide a copy of general liability insurance policy for insuring against public liability, property damage and medical coverage in the respective minimum amounts of $100,000.00, $300,000.00 and $500,000.00.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-59)
Along with every individual permit issued under the provisions of this division, the permittee shall be issued a permit certificate which shall contain the following information: Name of permittee, permit number, date of expiration of permit and the signature of the city administrator. It shall be unlawful for the permittee to engage in his business without having such certificate in his possession; and it shall further be unlawful for such permittee to fail or refuse to show or display such certificate upon the request of any person demanding the same.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-60)
Should an applicant have a permit revoked by the city administrator, he may appeal that action to the city council by submitting a letter to the city administrator’s office within ten days of the action complained of. A hearing on the denial will then be scheduled for the next regular meeting of the council, or a special meeting of the council, to be held within 15 days of the appeal. The council will render a decision on the appeal within ten days of such hearing. The city council may grant waivers to the provisions of this division upon a showing of good cause.
(1996 Code, sec. 58-61)