[Adopted 12-2-2019 by L.L. No. 10-2019[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. III,
Religious Solicitors, adopted 9-4-1979 by L.L. No. 13-1979, as amended.
A.Â
Any owner or occupant of residential property located in the Village
who wishes to prohibit soliciting and peddling on the premises shall
complete a form available in the office of the Village Clerk and on
the Village's website. The completion of the form enables the
owner's/occupant's premises to be included on a list of
properties that do not permit solicitation or peddling (herein referred
to as the "do-not-knock registry" or "registry"). The Village Clerk
shall be the custodian of the registry.
B.Â
Any owner and/or occupant who has requested to enroll on the do-not-knock
registry pursuant to this article shall be provided a sticker or sign
for display indicating enrollment on the registry.
C.Â
In order to be removed from the registry, the owner and/or occupant
must complete a form indicating that he/she does not want his/her
property to continue to be included on the registry.
A.Â
All solicitors and peddlers shall obtain the current do-not-knock
registry at the time of issuance of a permit or at the time of registration
to solicit pursuant to the provisions of this article.
B.Â
Solicitors and peddlers shall not solicit or peddle at any premises
identified on the then-current do-not-knock registry.
C.Â
It shall be the responsibility of the solicitor and peddler to check
each residence for the presence of such signage and to obtain updated
copies of the registry.
Solicitation in connection with political, educational, charitable,
religious or other noncommercial purposes shall not be subject to
the provisions of this article.
A violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine not
to exceed $750 and imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both.
