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West Haven council approves ordinance tightening door‑to‑door solicitation rules
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 174 of the West Haven code to replace a registration system with a licensing process that requires background checks and sets limits on hours, badges, and fines.
The West Haven City Council approved an amendment to Chapter 174 of the city code on Tuesday to change door‑to‑door solicitation from a registration requirement to a licensing process that includes background checks and fingerprinting.
The measure, proposed by Mayor Dorinda DeBoer and advanced unanimously by the council's legislative matters committee, also requires licensed solicitors to wear photo identification badges, limits permissible solicitation hours, caps the number of solicitors any single business may…
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