§ 21-46. Evening door-to-door sales; limitations.

(a)

No person offering any item or service for sale within the city, when such person goes from one (1) place of human habitation to another without a prior appointment with the inhabitants thereof offering such item or service for sale, shall do so between the hours of 9:00 p.m. in the evening and 8:00 a.m. in the morning.

(b)

As used in this section, the term "prior appointment" shall mean an appointment to offer any item or service for sale for which the express consent of an inhabitant of the particular place of human habitation where the offer is to be made has been given in advance of the offeror's arrival at the place of habitation where the item or service is to be offered for sale, provided no person shall go from one (1) place of human habitation to another soliciting appointments between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in the morning.

(c)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1)

Persons licensed by the state under Title 38.1, Insurance, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, when such persons are selling insurance.

(2)

Persons offering newspapers for sale.

(3)

Persons offering fresh farm products for sale.

(d)

Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 26386, 3-7-83)

(Ord. No. 26386, 3-7-83)