Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS 5. Route Sales. Route delivery persons who only incidentally solicit additional business or make special sales. 6. Resale or Institutional Use. Persons customarily calling on businesses or institutions for the purposes of selling products for resale or institutional use. 7. Minor Businesses. An on-site transactional business traditionally operated exclusively by a person under the age of 18, operated on an occasional basis for no more than 89 calendar days in a calendar year. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.3(15)) 122.19 CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Authorized representatives of charitable or nonprofit organizations operating under the provisions of Chapter 504 of the Code of Iowa desiring to solicit money or to distribute literature are exempt from the operation of Sections 122.04 and 122.05. All such organizations are required to submit to the Clerk in writing the name and purpose of the cause for which such activities are sought, names and addresses of the officers and directors of the organization, the period during which such activities are to be carried on, and whether any commissions, fees, or wages are to be charged by the solicitor and the amount thereof. If the Clerk finds that the organization is a bona fide charity or nonprofit organization, the Clerk shall issue, free of charge, a license containing the above information to the applicant. In the event the Clerk denies the exemption, the authorized representatives of the organization may appeal the decision to the Council, as provided in Section 122.14 of this chapter. 122.20 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Any violation of this chapter may be prosecuted as a municipal infraction for each day the violation continues. This provision does not prohibit the use of a simple misdemeanor violation, but it creates an additional remedy. The City retains sole discretion to decide which remedy to pursue. The City may not pursue both remedies for a single violation. Penalties and relief for a judgment of a municipal infraction are those set forth in the relevant provisions of the Code of Iowa. [The next page is 1007] CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1002 -