5.16.030 Registration certificate required.
No person shall engage in solicitation as defined in this chapter without first obtaining from the city recorder a certificate of registration, and the carrying on of such solicitation without said certificate or the supplying of false information in order to obtain a certificate is prohibited and is a civil offense. In order to obtain a certificate of registration, an applicant shall make an application which is sworn or affirmed under penalties of perjury and provide the city recorder with the following information:
(1) Name and permanent home and business addresses and phone numbers of the applicant together with any local address and phone number.
(2) The name, address, phone number and nature of the business of the employer of the applicant, together with the name, address, phone number and nature of the business of the previous employer of the applicant.
(3) In the case of commercial solicitation, a brief description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or contracts to be sold, the place of origin of the goods or services, and the methods of delivering or supplying such goods, services or contracts.
(4) In the case of religious or charitable solicitation, the address and phone number of the organization or association for which the solicitation is made, whether any commission, fee, wage or other cost is to be deducted or expended in connection with the solicitation, and the amount or percentage thereof.
(5) The estimated period during which the solicitation is to be carried on. (Ord. 1733 § 3, 1988)