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Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 2 : Peddlers, Solicitors, Etc.

9-205 : Permit procedure.

  1. Application form. The application shall be sworn to by the applicant, and shall contain:
    1. Name, date of birth, social security number or other identification number of the applicant, his or her physical description, and a copy of his or her driver's license.
    2. The following complete addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant:
      1. Permanent.
      2. Permanent business.
      3. Local residential.
      4. Local business.
    3. If the applicant is an agent or employee of a firm, corporation or organization, the written credentials establishing the applicant's employee or any other agency relationship with the firm, corporation or organization.
    4. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any felony within the past ten (10) years, or any misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation within the past three (3) years, the date and place of any conviction, the nature of the offense, and the punishment or penalty imposed.
    5. The last three (3) cities, towns, or other political subdivisions (if that many) the applicant engaged in the business or conduct as a peddler, solicitor, solicitor for religions or charitable purposes, transient vendor, or street barker immediately prior to making application for a permit under this chapter, and the complete addresses, if any, of the applicant listed under subsection (b) above in those cities, towns or other political subdivisions.
    6. Two (2) photographs of the applicant, taken within sixty (60) days immediately prior to the date of the filing of the application, measuring at least two inches by two inches (2" x 2"), and showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner.
    7. A brief description of the type of business and the goods to be sold, or in the case of solicitors for charitable or religious purposes, the function of the organization.
    8. The dates for which the applicant intends to do business or make solicitations.
    9. The make, model, complete description, and license tag number and state of issue of each vehicle the applicant intends to use to make sales or solicitations, whether or not such vehicle is owned by the person making sales or solicitations, or by the firm, corporation or organization itself, or rented or borrowed from another business or person.
    10. Tennessee state sales tax number, if applicable.
  2. Permit fee. Each applicant for a permit as a peddler, solicitor, or transient vendor shall submit with his application a non-refundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each applicant for a permit as a street barker shall submit with his application a non-refundable fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). There shall be no fee for an application for a permit as a solicitor for charitable or religious purposes.
  3. Denial or approval of permit.
    1. Investigation. Upon the receipt of the application and the payment of the permit fee, the chief of police, or his authorized designee, shall make an investigation of the applicant for the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare of the public. Each person applying for a permit shall be fingerprinted by the chief of police, or his designee, except that this requirement shall not apply to persons soliciting or peddling for charitable or religious purposes. The police chief shall make a good faith effort to complete the investigation within three (3) complete working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays of the city. If the investigation is not complete within that period, the reasons shall be noted on the application. In no event shall the period of the investigation exceed ten (10) days.
    2. Denial of permit. The city recorder shall deny the applicant permit if the investigation discloses that:
      1. The applicant has been convicted of a felony within the past ten (10) years or has been convicted of a misdemeanor, other than a minor traffic violation, within the past three (3) years;
      2. Any information in the application that is materially false or misleading;
      3. The business reputation of the applicant is such that the applicant constitutes a threat to the public health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of the city; or
      4. The information supplied in the application is insufficient to permit the chief of police to make a determination under subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

      The application of a firm, corporation or organization may be rejected if the investigation discloses no information that would disqualify it for a permit where the investigation of the agent or a prospective peddler, solicitor, solicitor for charitable purposes, street barker or transient vendor for the firm, corporation or organization discloses information that disqualifies any of them for a permit.

    3. Approval of permit. If the investigation discloses no grounds for the denial of the permit, the city recorder shall issue a permit to the applicant.
    4. Appeal of denial. The refusal of the police chief to issue a permit may be appealed to the city manager. The aggrieved applicant may within ten (10) days following the date the notice of the refusal of the police chief to issue a permit was mailed to the applicant, appeal the refusal by giving the city manager written notice of appeal, stating the grounds for the appeal. The city manager shall set a hearing on the appeal for a date falling within ten (10) days following the date of the receipt of the appeal. The decision of the city manager shall be final.
  4. The permit. The permit shall show the name of the permittee and (if the permittee is a firm, corporation or organization) the name of the solicitor, solicitor for charitable purposes, street barker or transient vendor, the kind of goods and/or services authorized to be sold, the amount of the permit fee paid, the date of issuance of the permit, and the period of the permit, and shall have attached a copy of a photograph of the permittee.
  5. Expiration and renewal of permit. The permit of peddlers, solicitors, and peddlers and solicitors for religious and charitable purposes shall expire sixty (60) days from the date of issuance. The permit of street barkers shall be valid for a period corresponding to the dates of the recognized parade or festival days of the city. An application for renewal shall be made in substantially the same form as an original application. However, only so much of the application shall be completed as is necessary to reflect conditions that have changed since the last application was filed. (1999 Code, § 9-205, as amended by Ord. #2020-1, Jan. 2020)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis 

Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis