[Adopted 10-1-1990 ATM by Art. 8]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit orders or subscriptions for goods or services, or to sell goods or services door to door, in the town without first having registered with the Police Department. The registrant shall provide proof of identification, his or her signature, the name of his or her employer, the type of products or services which he or she is soliciting and such other information as may be requested by the Police Department. Each person soliciting in the town on behalf of a corporation, business or other for-profit organization shall be required to register with the Police Department.
B. 
Each person shall pay to the Police Department at the time of registration an annual registration fee set pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 22F, to the extent permitted by law.
[Amended 10-17-2005 ATM by Art. 20]
A. 
Each person who pays the fee provided herein shall be furnished a permit indicating that he or she has registered and showing the dates covered by such registration.
B. 
Each person shall at all times while soliciting in the town carry upon his or her person the registration permit, and the same shall be exhibited by such person whenever required to do so by any police officer or by any person solicited.
C. 
In addition to the permit, the town shall issue an identification badge to every person registered hereunder. Permittees shall wear their badges in such a manner that the badges may be easily read while transacting business. If a badge becomes damaged or obscured, the permittee shall return it to the town and receive another badge. Badges issued hereunder shall conspicuously state that the Town of Chelmsford does not endorse the goods or services being solicited.
D. 
Permits and identification badges shall be used only by the person to whom they were issued and may not be transferred or extended to include any other person.
There shall be no door-to-door solicitation or selling before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.
Any permit issued under this article may be suspended or revoked by the Chief of Police for any of the following reasons:
A. 
Fraud or misrepresentation in the application for the permit.
B. 
Fraud or misrepresentation in the course of soliciting.
C. 
Conducting the business of soliciting contrary to the conditions specified in this article.
D. 
Conducting the business of soliciting in such manner as to violate any of the laws or regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the Town of Chelmsford.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $200.