Half Moon Bay Municipal Code Art. II Permits For Charitable Sales And Solicitations

It is unlawful for any person to sell or solicit for the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise for which a permit and license is not required under any ordinance of the city, or to solicit for the taking of subscriptions for newspapers, periodicals, magazines or subscriptions for any other thing or book or collecting money or goods or wares for charitable organizations or for charitable purposes without first securing a permit from the police department authorizing such person to do so.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 1, 1974)

All applications for a permit required by the preceding section shall be in writing, giving:

A. The name of the person;

B. Residence of the person;

C. What such person desires to do under such permit;

D. The firm, company, corporation or institution, if any, represented by such person, and the location thereof;

E. The length of time such permit is desired;

F. Such other information as the police department may desire.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 2, 1974)

The police department is authorized to require any person applying for a permit under this article to display or show proper credentials when representing another person, corporation or institution other than himself and may also take the fingerprints of applicants if desired by the police department and may delay the granting of such permits for a period not exceeding one week within which to give the police department an opportunity to check the information supplied by applicants, as well as the applicants themselves. The applicant shall pay costs incurred by the city for processing fingerprints or other investigative procedures required hereunder.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 3, 1974)

If, after the investigation by the police department as allowed by Section 3.92.160 the department should deem it advisable, the department may refuse to grant a permit under this article.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 4, 1974)

A decision of the police department in denying a permit under this article may be appealed to the city council in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1.25.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 5, 1974; Ord. C-7-08 § 5(part), 2008)

Any person issued a permit under this article shall be required to keep the permit in his possession and upon his person when attempting to conduct any business authorized by the permit.

It is unlawful for any person holding a permit under this article to refuse to show or display the permit when requested to do so by any person approached by the person holding such permit or by any officer of the city.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 6, 1974)

The permits issued under this article shall be issued for a period of not less than two days nor more than six months, and each permit shall specify upon its face the expiration date thereof. The permittee shall return the identification permit to the police department upon the expiration or revocation of the permit.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 7, 1974)

Permits issued under this article are not transferable and only authorize the particular person to whom the same is issued to act thereunder.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 8, 1974)

All permits issued under this article may be revoked if the person receiving the same has made any false statement in the application for such permit or if such person violates any law of the state or ordinance of the city.

(Ord. 6-74 Art. II § 9, 1974)