[Amended 9-8-1970 by Ord.
No. MC 2263; 1-12-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3562]
No person, except as in this article provided, shall canvass,
solicit, distribute circulars or other matter or call from house to
house, or hire or employ or cause others to canvass, solicit, distribute
circulars or other matter or call from house to house, in the Town
of Irvington, without first having reported to and received a written
permit from the Director of Public Safety or the officer in charge
at police headquarters.
[Amended 1-12-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3562]
The Director of Public Safety or, in his absence, the officer
in charge at police headquarters shall have power to grant a permit
to canvass, which permit shall specify the number of hours or days
that the permit will be in effect, and such officer shall refuse to
issue a permit in all cases where the application of the canvasser
or further investigation, to be made at the discretion of such officer,
shows that the canvasser is not of good character or that he is canvassing
for a project not free from fraud. The Director of Public Safety or,
in his absence, the officer in charge at police headquarters shall
revoke the permit for failure or refusal on the part of the permittee
to observe the rules and regulations herein set forth.
Before the permit may be issued, the canvasser shall make an
application to canvass, giving his or her full name and address, age,
height, weight, place of birth, whether married or single, length
and place of residence, whether or not previously arrested or convicted
of crime, by whom employed, address of employer, clothing worn and
a description of the project for which he or she is canvassing. Each
applicant shall be fingerprinted and photographed before a permit
shall be issued.
[Amended 10-14-2015 by Ord. No. MC 3553]
No person shall canvass within the Town except between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A copy of the permittee's photograph
shall be carried on his or her permit, which photograph shall be furnished
by the applicant. The permittee shall exhibit his or her permit to
any law enforcement personnel in the Department of Public Safety or
other person upon request. The permittee shall be courteous to all
persons in canvassing and shall not importune nor annoy any of the
inhabitants of the Town and shall conduct himself or herself in a
lawful manner. Upon expiration of the permit, the holder thereof shall
surrender the same to the officer in charge at police headquarters.
This article shall not affect any person engaged in the delivery
of goods, wares or merchandise or other articles or thing in the regular
course of business to the premises of persons ordering or entitled
to receive the same.[1]
