§ 54-5. Uninvited entry upon premises.

The practice of being in or upon a private residence in the city by a solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant and transient vendor of merchandise, not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or occupant of such private residence for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking such goods, wares and merchandise, is declared to be a nuisance, and shall be prohibited. This [section] shall not apply to non-profit organizations as defined by the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with United States Code Title 26, Chapter 501(c)(3).

(Code 1976, § 13-3; Ord. of 8-16-2010, § I)

State law reference

Peddlers and itinerant traders, O.C.G.A. § 43-32-1 et seq.; exception from local peddler or itinerant vendor licensing requirements for persons selling agricultural products, O.C.G.A. § 43-32-6; Transient Merchant Act of Georgia, O.C.G.A. § 43-46-1 et seq.