Solicitation Permit:
Section 12-28.
(a) No person
shall go from place to place or from door to door, or occupy or use
any part of a public way within this city for the purpose of
soliciting charitable contributions, or of conducting any survey or
poll, or of selling or offering for sale any article or service
whatsoever, without first obtaining a written permit so to do from the
chief of police or other officer in charge of the police department at
the time such request is made.
(b) Such permit
may be issued not more than seven (7) days prior to the date on which
it is to be effective and shall specify the time of day and other
terms and conditions under which it is to be issued. Any person found
violating this section shall be informed of its existence and must
obtain a permit before continuing such activities.
(c) Whoever
violates any of the terms or conditions under which the permit was
issued or whoever persists in soliciting, etc. after being informed of
its existence without obtaining such permit, shall be fined in
accordance with the provisions of section 1-8.
(Rev. Ords.
1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 11, § 16)