Commercial Solicitation Registration
Commercial solicitation (noncharitable) means a request for money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing of any kind in exchange for goods, merchandise or services or any other thing of any kind of value. Without limiting the scope of such terms, solicitation includes the following methods of requesting or securing such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value: 1) An oral or written request, or 2) Telemarketing originating within the city limits.
Obtaining a License
The City Clerk is the licensing authority for Commercial Solicitation Licenses. To obtain a license, the applicant must complete an application that is submitted to the City Clerk’s Office along with the applicable fee. The applicant will need to submit a list (including dates of birth and full names) of the individuals that will be engaging in solicitation activities. Background checks will be done on all solicitors. Once the review process has concluded, the City Clerk will issue the license which will identify the method of solicitation and the location (i.e. on private property with permission of property owner, door-to-door, telephone contact, etc…)
Licenses issued under this section of the City Code are valid for a 30-day period from the date of issuance. The application fee for this license is $30.00. If you have questions about where solicitation activities are permitted please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 603-352-0133 extension 2.
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