[Adopted as Secs. 20-1 through 2 0-8 ofthe
1963 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age to solicit orders of purchase for future delivery of any goods, wares or merchandise, including magazines and other printed matter, from door to door or on any street or highway within or by telephone from and within the Town without first registering with the Police Department and having his credentials stamped as provided in §§ 116-5 and 116-7. Registration shall not constitute a permit to enter privately policed areas.
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07; 4-8-2013 by Ord. No. 13-04]
A.
An applicant for permission to solicit orders as provided in § 116-4 shall complete an application blank provided by the Police Department, which application blank shall contain the following information:
(1)
The name, home address and local address, if any, of the applicant.
(2)
A physical description of the applicant, setting forth the applicant's
age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes.
(3)
The name and address of the person for whom or through whom orders
are to be solicited or cleared.
(4)
The nature of the goods, wares or merchandise for which orders are
to be solicited.
(5)
A statement as to whether the applicant has been arrested or convicted
of any crime or misdemeanor and, if so, what.
(6)
A statement as to the period during which the applicant intends to
solicit orders.
B.
The applicant, at the time of executing such application blank, shall
also submit identification satisfactory to the Police Department which
shall contain a specimen of the applicant's signature.
C.
License fees.
(1)
The application fee for any license that is issued pursuant to this
article shall be $50 per application. There shall be an additional
fee of $50 for each additional agent of the applicant, but in no case
shall the total fee for any applicant exceed $1,000.
(2)
The fee provisions of this article shall not apply to any person
or entity entitled to an exemption pursuant to the Connecticut General
Statutes.
(3)
The fee provisions of this article may be waived by the Police Chief
for a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation
pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
or any subsequent corresponding Internal Revenue Code of the United
States, as amended from time to time.
Upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of § 116-5, the Police Department shall thereupon stamp the credentials of the applicant, which credentials shall set forth the name and address of the applicant and of his employer, if any, the nature of the goods, wares or merchandise for which orders are to be solicited and the period during which the applicant may solicit orders, which shall not exceed one year; provided, however, that the Police Department shall not be required to grant such permission to any person who shall have been convicted of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any violation of this article.
Stamped credentials shall be nontransferable
and shall entitle the holder thereof, for the period indicated therein,
unless revoked, to elicit orders within the Town for the purchase
of the goods, wares or merchandise specified in his application, provided
that the holder shall have his stamped credentials in his possession
at all times while soliciting orders and shall exhibit the same at
any time upon request by any police officer or any purchaser or prospective
purchaser.
Any person soliciting within the Town, whether
or not required to register under the provisions of this article,
shall conform to the following regulations:
A.
The solicitor shall conduct himself at all times in
an orderly and lawful manner.
B.
The solicitor shall give a written receipt for all
orders taken within the Town, which receipt shall be signed by the
solicitor and shall set forth a brief description of the goods, wares
or merchandise ordered, the total purchase price thereof and the amount
of the down payment received by the solicitor from the purchaser.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article or making any false statements or misrepresentations
in fact for the purpose of obtaining permission to solicit orders
shall, upon conviction thereof and in addition to other penalties
provided by law, be subject to fine not to exceed $25, each solicitation
or sale being deemed a separate offense. Pending trial therefor, the
Police Department may suspend permission to solicit. Upon any registered
person being convicted of any crime or misdemeanor under this article
or involving moral turpitude, the stamped credentials of such person
shall be delivered to the Police Department, and the Department's
stamp thereon shall be canceled, and such person shall not thereafter
solicit orders in the Town without reregistering.
This article shall not apply to salesmen selling
goods to retail or wholesale stores for resale. Any person who has
or has had for the preceding 12 months a regular place of business
within the Town and any person employed by or soliciting for any person
that has and has had for the preceding 12 months a regular place of
business within the Town shall not be required to register before
soliciting orders, but all other provisions of this article shall
apply to such persons.
