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BEFORE
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BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL
FOR THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE NO. 2012—OR-36 REGULATING
SOLICITATION, PEDDLING, AND TRANSIENT MERCHANS
WHEREAS, the Jeffersonville Common Council is vested with the power, duty
and obligation to enact ordinances and laws that are designed to provide for the public
safety, health and welfare of the citizens of Jeffersonville, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to protect and assure the public health, safety and
welfare, the City of Jeffersonville periodically reviews its business regulations to ensure
their applicability, safety, fairness and fitness not only for commerce, but also for the
peace, dignity and safety of the Citizens of Jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville has the authority pursuant to Indiana law to
develop business regulation ordinances, establish business standards that are
promulgated for the purpose of providing for the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville at no time intended to restrict legitimate,
non-commercial speech; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council its desire to
amend Ordinance No. 2012 -OR -36 entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating Door -to -Door
Solicitation, Peddling, and Transient Merchants" and incorporate said amendment into
Chapter 116 of the Business Regulations Title of the Jeffersonville Code of Ordinances
as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this ordinance the following definitions shall apply unless the
context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
(1) Noncommercial door-to-door advocate. A person who goes door-to-door for the
purpose of disseminating religious, political, social, or other ideological beliefs.
For purpose of this article, the term Noncommercial door-to-door advocate shall
not fall under the term solicitor or include door-to-door canvassing and
pamphleteering intended for non-commercial purposes.
Section 6. HOURS OF OPERATION
It shall be unlawful for any peddler, professional, fundraiser, solicitor, or person to
engage in his/her door to door soliciting within the city on Sunday or before 9 a.m. or
after 6 p.m. on Monday through Saturday. This restriction shall not apply to a
Noncommercial advocate.
Section 7. LICENSE REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any peddler, professional fundraiser, solicitor, or person to
engage in door-to-door soliciting without the city without first obtaining a license to do
so. This restriction shall not apply to a Noncommercial advocate.
All other provisions of Jeffersonville Ordinance 2012 -OR -36 shall remain in full force
and effect.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the
Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
VOTED AGAINST:
Passed and adopted by the Comms Cour?ciI of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Indiana on this day of , 203 .
Connie e Iers,Council Presiden and
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
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Vicki Conlin, Clerk
Presented by me as Clerk to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville this ,32/
day of , , 20 o/.
Vicki Conlin, Clerk
This Ordinance approved and signed by me this 1 da of 111c
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Mike Moore; Mayor
This Ordinance vetoed by me this day of , 20
Mike Moore, Mayor