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Township of Ross, PA
Allegheny County
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[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 401]
Any person, firm or corporation distributing advertising materials at a residence within the Township of Ross by placing such materials at the residence, on the property or on the residential mailbox of the person owning or occupying the property, shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 402]
1. 
Prior to making any such distribution, the distributor shall register with the Ross Township Manager and/or his/her designee and provide the Township of Ross, in writing, the following:
A. 
Name, address and telephone number of distributor.
B. 
Name, address and telephone number of distributor's representative, if any.
C. 
The address at which the distributor will receive notices.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 403]
The distributor will be provided with a list of all "nondistribution" requests from Ross Township residents and the distributor shall not leave or otherwise distribute any materials to such residents on said list.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 404; as amended by Ord. 2144, 3/14/2005, § 1]
Any person, firm or corporation distributing advertising materials or materials primarily for convenience in locating the telephone number of business and professional subscribers where the element of advertising is present, commonly referred to as "The Yellow Pages," regardless of who is the publisher or distributor thereof at a residence within the Townships of Ross by placing such materials at the residence, on the property or on the residential mailbox of the person owning or occupying the property, shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 405]
The distributor shall cease distribution of materials to a residence where prior materials have not been claimed.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 406]
Any resident of the Township of Ross not wanting to receive materials to be distributed at their residence shall, on forms supplied by the Township of Ross, register with the Township of Ross that said resident does not want materials to be distributed at their home.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 407]
The Township of Ross shall keep on file at all times, a registration book showing the names and addresses of the residents of the Township who have not wanting such distributions at their registered as homes.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 408]
The Township of Ross may, if it deems it advisable, furnish a sticker to the resident which may be affixed to the resident's mail box, advising that no distributions of material shall be made.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 409]
Every distributor registering must review such list of residents of the Township who are so registered and shall sign an affidavit that said list has been reviewed and received.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 410]
The Township of Ross shall furnish the list to a distributor at no charge.
[Ord. 1861, 10/24/1994, § 411; as amended by Ord. 2288, 4/12/2010]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.