§ 6.64.050. Permit and identification badge required for all commercial solicitors.

A.

Any person seeking to engage in commercial door-to-door solicitation must obtain a permit and ID badge from the clerk and shall pay the permit fee as provided in this chapter before commencing any such solicitation.

B.

All permits shall be issued in the name of the applicant. A permit may be issued to an individual or an employer. Upon issuance of each permit, the clerk shall create and maintain a list of all persons authorized to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation under the permit. It shall be the sole responsibility of the permit holder to:

1.

Provide a copy of the permit to each person authorized to engage in solicitation under the permit;

2.

Ensure that each person authorized to solicit under the permit complies with the terms and conditions of the permit and with the provisions of this chapter;

3.

Notify the clerk in writing of any persons to be added to or deleted from the list of authorized solicitors or any changes in employment; and

4.

Submit to the clerk, for each person to be added to such list, the information required under Section 6.64.060, subsection A.4., together with payment of the identification badge fee required under Section 6.64.060.C.

C.

The clerk shall, within ten business days of the receipt, via mail or in person, of a complete application for a permit under this chapter, issue such permit, together with identification badges for all persons authorized to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation under the permit, unless the clerk determines that the permit application is denied under the criteria stated in Section 6.64.090 of this chapter.

D.

Subsequent to the issuance of any permit, and upon receipt of the information and fee required under Section 6.64.090 below, the clerk shall, within five (5) business days, issue an identification badge to any new or additional person to be authorized to solicit under the permit as long as such person is not prohibited under Section 6.64.080. The clerk shall also, within five business days, issue a replacement identification badge to any solicitor who, by affidavit, notifies the clerk that his or her identification badge has been lost or stolen, and who pays an additional identification badge fee as established under Section 6.64.060.

E.

If an employer applies for and is granted a permit under this chapter, the employer shall be entitled to obtain identification badges from the clerk for each employee or agent authorized to solicit under the permit.

F.

The identification badges shall contain a photograph of the solicitor, bear the words "Permitted Solicitor," include the names of the employer and solicitor, and the expiration date of the permit.

G.

Identification badges issued under this chapter shall, upon expiration, be returned to the clerk.

(Ord. BL2012-283 § 1, 2013)