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• WS — Item #2 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item #2 Date: To: City Council From: Julie Bartell, City Clerk Re: Peddler Regulations Background At the February 13, 2012 City Council some questions were posed during Open Mic regarding the City's regulations on door to door peddling /soliciting. The council requested that staff provide an update on the city's regulations. Chapter 613 of the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances entitled Transient Merchant, Peddler, Canvasser and Solicitor contains the city's regulations. When a request is received to sell in the city, we determine how the regulations will apply to the requested activity. A commercial activity of selling goods or seeking orders either door to door or at a fixed location as a transient merchant requires a city permit. The cost is $250 for up to six months and the process is explained in the attached email; - The regulations exclude certain activities (i.e. sales by school children, sales by appointment) from the definition meaning that no city license is required; Regulations exempt certain religious /charitable work from licensing but requires that the organization submit information about their activities for city review; - Individuals exercising their Constitutional rights (speech, press, religion) not in conjunction with a commercial activity are exempted from city regulations; The city allows the distribution of flyers door -to -door with a notification foam submitted to the city (no knocking — just distribution allowed); State statute allows the sale of products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by the seller without a license. Note that city policy requires that all individuals that fall under the city's regulations are required to submit to a background check. Requested Council Direction No action is requested unless the council has interest in changing the current regulations. Attachments Peddler License Information Chapter 613 of the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances P2