As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Each individual who personally hands out or goes from place
to place or house to house to hand out any circulars, posters, pamphlets,
samples of merchandise or any other matter, without the previous request
of the recipient of such matter.
No person shall engage in the activities of
a distributor without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of Police
or the officer in charge of the Police Department.
A.
Any person desiring a permit to engage in the activities
of a distributor shall make an application for said permit to the
Chief of Police or the officer in charge of the police headquarters.
B.
The application shall contain the following information:
(1)
Name of the applicant;
(2)
Age, height and weight of the applicant;
(3)
Marital status;
(4)
Place and length of time of applicant's residence;
(5)
Name and address of employer;
(6)
Description of the project for which applicant is
desirous of permit;
(7)
Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a
crime or as a disorderly person.
C.
Each applicant shall pay an application fee of $25.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]
A.
The Chief of Police or the officer in charge of police
headquarters shall have the power to issue a distributor's permit.
B.
The issuing officer described in Subsection A above shall refuse to issue a permit where the application of the distributor on investigation indicates that the distributor is not of good character or that the proposed project is not free from fraud.
C.
The permit shall be good only for the day for which
it is issued.
A.
No person shall engage in the activities of a distributor
on any Sunday.
B.
A copy of the issued permit shall be in the possession
of the permittee while engaged in the activities of the project.
C.
The permittee shall exhibit his permit to any Borough
police officer or any other person at their request.
D.
The permittee shall be courteous at all times while
engaged in the permitted activity and shall not importune or annoy
any person. The permittee shall conduct himself in a lawful manner.
Permits issued under this article may be revoked
by the Chief of Police or the officer in charge of police headquarters
for any of the following causes:
A.
Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement in the
application for the permit;
B.
Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement made
in the course of carrying on the permitted project;
C.
Any violation of this article;
D.
Conviction of any crime;
E.
Conducting the permitted project in the Borough in
an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of
the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general
welfare of the public.
