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ORD 88-05 UNINVITED SOLICITATIONROC:al 3/28/88 To Be Considered: ORDINANCE NO. 88-05 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING "UNINVITED SOLICITATION" OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES, DEFINING A NUISANCE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9.25 ENTITLED "UNINVITED SOLICITATION" TO THE WINSLOW CITY CODE AND GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: THERE is hereby added to Title 9 of the Winslow City C6de a new chapter '9.25 entitled "Uninvited Solicitatioh" to read as follows: SECTION 1: 9.25.010 Uninvited solicitation declared a nuisance. The practice of going in and upon private residences by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, of said private residences, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same, is declared to be a nuisance punishable as such as a misdemeanor. SECTION 2: 9.25,020 Exemptions. The provisions of section 9.25.010 of this Chapter shall not apply to: (1) any farmer, gardener, or other person while soliciting, selling, delivering, or peddling milk, dairy products, poultry, eggs, fish, meats, fruits, vegetables, honey, and other farm and garden edible produce so far as the sale of the commodities named herein is authorized by law; or, (2) any charitable, religious, or non-profit organization or corporation which has received tax-exempt status under I.R.C. paragraph 501 (c) (3), 26 U.S.C.A. 501 (c) (3), as adopted or amended. (3) solicitations of cable television sub- scriptions which are limited to the following time periods: (a) For a period of three months following the issuance by the city of a new or renewed franchise to a cable television operator, and (b) For limited periods of time specified by the city council in connection with special promotions. 1 (4) any person selling newspapers the chief aim of which is the dissemination of current, general news. SECTION 3: 9.25.030 Rules and Regulations- The Mayor is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to this section to enforce procedures adopted herein. SECTION 4: 9.25.040 Penalty for Violation. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be quilty of a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions of the city code. SECTION 5: 9.25.050 Severability. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this chapter shall not as a result of said section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase be held unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 6: This ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of the title and the penalty provision applicable to this shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after publication. APPROVED: MAYOR ALICE B. TAWRESEY ~ ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: .... TO APPROVED AS TO FORM: O/FI OF THE CITY ATTORNEY FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: March 28, 1988 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 2, 1988 PUBLISHED: June 8, 1988 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 13, 1988 ORDINANCE NO. 88-05 -2-