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Timestamp: 2017-09-22 22:37:01
Document Index: 651587161

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 12', '§ 202', '§ 202', '§ 290', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 423', '§ 423', '§ 1']

City of Lancaster, WI Direct Sellers
§ 200-1 Registration required.
§ 200-3 Exemptions.
§ 200-4 Registration.
§ 200-5 Investigation.
§ 200-6 Appeal.
§ 200-7 Prohibited practices; disclosure requirements.
§ 200-8 Records.
§ 200-9 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 200: Direct Sellers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Lancaster 8-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-06 as §§ 12.05 and 12.09 of the 2005 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Garage, yard and rummage sales — See Ch. 244.
Chapter 200 : Direct Sellers
No direct seller shall engage in direct sales within the City without being registered for that purpose as provided in this chapter.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined:
The City Clerk/Treasurer.
Any individual who, for himself or for a partnership, association or corporation, sells goods or takes sales orders for the later delivery of goods at any location other than the permanent business place or residence of such individual, partnership, association or corporation and shall include, but not be limited to, peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants. The sale of goods includes donations required by the direct seller for the retention of goods by a donor or prospective customer.
A direct seller who, for at least one year prior to the consideration of the application of this chapter to such merchant, has continuously operated an established place of business in the City, or has continuously resided in the City and now does business from his residence.
Any person who has an established place of business where the goods being sold are offered for sale on a regular basis, and in which the buyer has initiated contact with and specifically requested a home visit by such person.
Any employee, officer or agent of a charitable organization who engages in direct sales for or on behalf of such organization, provided that there is submitted to the Clerk proof that such charitable organization is registered under § 202.12, Wis. Stats. Any charitable organization not registered under § 202.12, Wis. Stats., or which is exempt from that statute's registration requirements, shall be required to register under this chapter.
Any person who claims to be a permanent merchant but against whom complaint has been made to the Clerk that such person is a transient merchant, provided that there is submitted to the Clerk proof that such person has leased for at least one year, or purchased, the premises from which he is conducting business or proof that such person has conducted such business in the City for at least one year prior to the date complaint was made.
Applicants for registration shall complete and return to the Clerk a registration form furnished by the Clerk which shall require the following information:
Last cities, villages, and towns, not to exceed three, where applicant conducted similar business.
A state health officer's certificate where the applicant's business involves the handling of food or clothing and is required to be certified under state law. Such certificate shall state that the applicant is apparently free from any contagious or infectious disease, dated not more than 90 days prior to the date the application for registration is made.
A certificated of registration and seller's permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
At the time the registration is returned, the fee required by § 290-1 shall be paid to the Clerk to cover the cost of processing such registration, and the applicant shall sign a statement appointing the Clerk his agent to accept service of process in any civil action brought against the applicant arising out of any sale or service performed by the applicant in connection with the direct sales activities of the applicant, if the applicant cannot, after reasonable effort, be served personally. Upon payment of the fee and the signing of the statement, the Clerk shall register the applicant as a direct seller and date the entry. Such registration shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of entry, subject to subsequent refusal as provided in § 200-5B below.
Upon receipt of each application the Clerk may refer it immediately to the Chief of Police who may make and complete an investigation of the statements made in such registration.
The Clerk shall refuse to register the applicant if it is determined, pursuant to the investigation above, that the application contains any material omission or materially inaccurate statement; complaints of a material nature have been received against the applicant by authorities in the last cities, villages and towns, not exceeding three, in which the applicant conducted similar business; the applicant was convicted of a crime, statutory violation or ordinance violation within the last five years, the nature of which is directly related to the applicant's fitness to engage in direct selling; or the applicant failed to comply with any applicable provision of § 200-4B above.
Any person denied registration may appeal the denial through the appeal procedure provided by Ch. 68, Wis. Stats.
A direct seller shall be prohibited from calling at any dwelling or other place between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., except by appointment; calling at any dwelling or other place where a sign is displayed bearing the words "No Peddlers," "No Solicitors" or words of similar meaning; calling at the rear door of any dwelling place; or remaining on any premises after being asked to leave by the owner, occupant or other person having authority over such premises.
A direct seller shall not misrepresent or make false, deceptive or misleading statements concerning the quality, quantity or character of any goods offered for sale, the purpose of his visit, his identity or the identity of the organization he represents. A charitable organization direct seller shall specifically disclose what portion of the sale price of goods being offered shall actually be used for the charitable purpose for which the organization is soliciting. Such portion shall be expressed as a percentage of the sale price of the goods.
If any sale of goods is made by a direct seller, or any sales order for the later delivery of goods is taken by the seller, the buyer shall have the right to cancel a transaction of more than $25, in accordance with the procedure as set forth in § 423.203, Wis. Stats. The seller shall give the buyer two copies of a typed or printed notice of that fact. Such notice shall conform to the requirements of § 423.203(1)(a), (b) and (c), (2) and (3), Wis. Stats.
The Chief of Police shall report to the Clerk all convictions for violation of this chapter and the Clerk shall note any such violation on the record of the registrant convicted.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code. Such penalty may be in addition to the revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any registration issued under the provisions of this chapter.