2005-0109
INTRODUCED BY: ALBERT D. LAQUE, PARISH PRESIDENT
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to establish regulations for Door-to-Door Solicitation in St. Charles Parish.
Body
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office has received numerous complaints over the years concerning door-to-door solicitations; and,
WHEREAS, in order to protect the health, safety and well being of the residents in St. Charles Parish the Sheriff's Office has requested that the Parish Council adopt an ordinance to regulate Door-to-Door Solicitations; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to honor said request and adopt said regulations.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the following regulations are hereby established to regulate Door-to-Door Solicitation.
Objective:
· To Protect residents of St. Charles Parish from fraud and deceit by unscrupulous solicitors.
· To provide the residents of St. Charles Parish with a measure of privacy in their homes.
· Regulate the times solicitors operate in St. Charles Parish by limiting the specific hours in which door to door solicitations can occur.
· Enable residents of St. Charles Parish to further restrict door-to-door solicitation by posting “No Solicitation” signage. Establishing that if a home is posted “No Solicitation” and a solicitor knocks or rings the doorbell, then solicitor is violating the law.
Door -to-Door Solicitors or Peddlers defined:
Door to door solicitation is a practice of going onto private property unannounced with the intent of selling or offering to sell goods or services for a profit. This includes selling goods and or services, offering to sell goods and or services and taking orders for goods and or services. This does not include the solicitation for donations by non-profit groups, nor does it include the distribution of religious or political literature.
Prohibitions:
· The solicitations of any residence after the hours of 6:00 p.m. and before...
Click here for full text