§ 115-7. Solicitor or peddler ban.  


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  • A. 
    Any person who does not wish to have solicitors, peddlers or helpers come onto their property at any time shall conspicuously post a sign on their residence or premises which sign shall read as follows: "NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS INVITED." The letters shall be at least two inches in height. Such sign so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor, peddler, or helper of the determination by the occupant of the residence, structure or building or premises that solicitors, peddlers, or helpers are not invited onto the premises and are thus banned from said premises.
    B. 
    It shall be the duty of every solicitor, peddler, or helper, upon going onto any premises in the Township on which a residence, structure or building is located, to examine and look for the sign provided in Subsection A of this section, if any is posted, and be governed by the statement contained on the sign. If the sign states "NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS INVITED," then the solicitor, peddler, or helper shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
    C. 
    Any solicitor, peddler, or helper who has gained entrance to any residence, structure, or building, whether invited or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the owner or occupant.
    D. 
    It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to go upon any premises and ring the door bell upon or near any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence, structure, or building, for the purpose of securing an audience and/or discussion with the occupant thereof and engage in soliciting or peddling as herein defined in defiance of the sign exhibited at the residence in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section.