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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/4/2016 <br />Regulating Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants Page 18 <br />Press v. City of Minneapolis, <br />553 N.W.2d 80 (Minn. Ct. <br />App. 1996). <br />An ordinance must not be unconstitutionally vague. Ordinances must be <br />reasonably certain in their terms and set forth objective standards, providing <br />adequate notice of what is required and/or prohibited. Ordinances establish <br />the process for granting and issuing licenses. <br />See Peddlers, Solicitors and <br />Transient Merchants, LMC <br />Model Ordinance. <br />Although form varies from city to city, most peddler, solicitor, and transient <br />merchant ordinances provide: <br />•Definitions. <br />•Exceptions. <br />•Licensing requirements and exemptions. <br />•License ineligibility. <br />•Suspension/revocation procedures. <br />•Transferability. <br />•Registration. <br />•Prohibited activities. <br />•Exclusion by placard (modified Green River). <br />The ordinance must specifically mention and define each term used for the <br />purpose of the local regulation. The courts have been strict in their <br />definitions of what type of activity constitutes a particular type of business <br />practice. This is particularly important since there are legal distinctions <br />between the terms “peddler,” “solicitor,” “canvasser,” and “transient <br />merchant.” <br />City of St. Paul v. Briggs, 85 <br />Minn. 290, 88 N.W. 984 <br />(1902). <br />Excelsior Baking Co. v. City <br />of Northfield, 247 Minn. 387, <br />77 N.W.2d 188 (1956). State <br />ex rel. Mudeking v. Parr, 109 <br />Minn. 147, 123 N.W. 408 <br />(1909). <br />See Peddlers, Solicitors and <br />Transient Merchants, LMC <br />Model Ordinance. <br />A licensing ordinance should be complete and detailed. The ordinance <br />provides the authority and procedures for: <br />•Applying for the license. <br />•The term of the license. <br />•Required qualifications of the license applicant. <br />•Bond and insurance requirements (if applicable). <br />•The possible reasons for denial, revocation, or suspension of the license. <br />•Transferability of the license. <br />•Any other limitations or applicable city regulations. <br />The ordinance should place specific time limits within which the decision- <br />maker must issue the license or permit, and establish specific criteria used to <br />determine whether to grant a license or permit. An ordinance should list <br />some specific reasons for which an applicant could be denied a city license.