Fontana Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

For the purposes of this article, the term "canvasser" or "solicitor" is defined as any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, whether or not such individual has, carries, or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not, provided that such definition shall include any person who, for himself or for another person, hires, leases, uses, or occupies any building, structure, tent, railroad boxcar, boat, hotel room, lodginghouse, apartment, shop, or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery. Such definition shall not include solicitors or canvassers taking orders or displaying merchandise exclusively from a public sidewalk or public pedestrian path in compliance with article XVII of this chapter.

(Code 1968, § 20-15; Ord. No. 1037, § 4(20-15), 11-19-91; Ord. No. 1789, § 3, 2-12-19)

Cross reference— Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.

It shall be the duty of any empowered officer of the city to require any person seen soliciting or canvassing to produce his solicitor's or canvasser's license, and to enforce the provisions of this article against any person violating this article.

(Code 1968, § 20-25; Ord. No. 1037, § 4(20-25), 11-19-91)

The safety chief administrator, or the appropriate city personnel, shall report to the license collector all convictions for violation of this article, and the license collector shall maintain a record for each license issued and record the report of violation therein.

(Code 1968, § 20-24; Ord. No. 1037, § 4(20-24), 11-19-91; Ord. No. 1086, § 23, 8-17-93)