Section 18-172 Unlawful peddling, canvassing or soliciting funds.

Prior to the adoption of 18-172 on 12/08/2003, Section 18-172 read as follows.

    (a)    It shall be unlawful for any person,  directly or through an agent or employee, to solicit funds for charitable purposes within the corporate limits of the city unless such person shall have first obtained a certificate of registration from the city clerk, as provided in this article.

    (b)    It shall be unlawful for any individual,  as the agent or employee of another, to solicit funds  for charitable purposes within the corporate limits of the city unless his principal or employer has  received a certificate of registration as provided in this article.

    (c)    It shall be unlawful for an individual  to solicit funds for charitable purposes without visibly displaying an identification card issued that individual by the city clerk as provided in this article.

    (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter an identification card issued by the city clerk. Any  card issued by the city clerk which is in error may be exchanged far a corrected card.

    (e)    It shall be unlawful for an individual  to solicit funds for charitable purposes while displaying an identification card issued by the city clerk in the name of another individual.

    (f)    It shall be unlawful to canvass or to solicit funds for charitable purposes between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 am.

    (g)    It shall be unlawful for any person,  directly or through an agent or employee, to solicit funds for charitable purposes within the corporate limits of the city after the expiration of any certificate of registration issued as provided in this article.

    (h)    It shall be unlawful for the person registering or the agents or employees thereof to solicit funds for a charitable purpose other than that set out in the registration statement from which the  certificate of registration was issued.

    (i)    Any solicitor of funds who enters on private property under a certificate of registration  issued pursuant to section 18-168 and section 18-169, or any canvasser, shall immediately and  peacefully depart such private premises, when requested by the occupant of such private premises,  and the failure of such canvasser or solicitor to depart the private premises after being so requested  shall be unlawful.

    (j) It shall be unlawful for any person who shall solicit  funds for charitable purposes within the corporate limits of the city to represent in connection with such solicitation of funds that the  issuance of a certificate of registration or an identification card by the city constitutes an endorsement or approval of the purposes of such solicitation of funds by the city or any elected official or employee thereof.

    (k)    The penalty for violations under  the foregoing provisions shall be assessed under the provisions of section 1-6.

(Code 1958,  14-43)