§ 23-68. Unlawful solicitation.

(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 charitable solicitation permit from the city chief license inspector.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any individual, as the agent or employee of another, to solicit funds for charitable purposes in the city unless his principal or employer has received a charitable solicitation permit.

(c)

It shall be unlawful to solicit door to door for charitable purposes between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day.

(d)

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 charitable solicitation permit issued by the city.

(e)

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 upon which the charitable solicitation permit was issued.

(f)

It shall be unlawful for any person who shall solicit funds for charitable purposes in the city to represent in connection with such solicitation of funds that the issuance of a charitable solicitation permit 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 officer or employee thereof.

(g)

It shall be unlawful for any person issued a charitable solicitation permit hereunder to fail to file with the city license inspector within thirty (30) days from the expiration of the certificate of registration a sworn financial statement, as provided in section 23-72, showing the total amount collected from the solicitation of funds and the amounts and purpose for which such funds were disbursed.

(h)

It shall be unlawful for any person issued a solicitation permit to solicit in a manner which violates any of the provisions of section 23-95(1) through (12).

(Code 1953, § 38-11; Ord. No. C-84-109, § 2, 1-2-85)