§ 18-149. Issuance; scope, conditions.

(a)

No permit shall be issued by the city clerk until the applicant has complied with all the provisions and requirements of this division.

(b)

Before any permit shall be issued under the provisions of this division the applicant shall pay processing costs as provided by resolution of the city council.

(c)

Each permit issued under the provisions of this division shall be signed by the city clerk, shall be dated as of the date of its issuance and shall state the duration or term of such permit on the face thereof. Any permit not dated and signed as herein provided, or which was issued in violation of this section, shall be void.

(d)

Every permit issued under the provisions of this division shall be valid for the period of time stated therein, but in no event shall any such permit be issued for a period of time in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days in any given calendar year. Permits are not renewable.

(e)

No peddler's, canvasser's or solicitor's permit shall be issued to a corporation, partnership or other impersonal legal entity, but each individual person engaging in the business of peddling, canvassing or soliciting within the city shall be required to have a permit whether acting for himself or as an agent or representative of another.

(f)

Every peddler, canvasser or solicitor having a permit issued under the provisions of this division and doing business within the city shall display his permit upon the request of any person and failure to do so shall be deemed a misdemeanor. No permit issued under the provisions of this division shall be transferable.

(Code 1981, § 12-79)