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West Haven moves forward with stricter peddling, soliciting rules; public hearing set
Summary
Council’s legislative committee advanced a proposal to replace the city’s registration requirement with a licensing system that includes background checks, ID badges, limits on hours and solicitors, and higher fines; a public hearing was scheduled for May 12.
West Haven’s legislative committee voted to send a proposed ordinance tightening peddling and door‑to‑door solicitation rules to a public hearing on May 12.
The proposal would replace the current registration regime with a licensing process that the city says will require background checks, fingerprinting, passport‑style photos and police‑issued ID badges. It would limit door‑to‑door solicitations to five licensed solicitors per company at a time, restrict solicitation at any property to once per six months, and require solicitors to stop at dusk. Violations would carry a larger penalty—up to $250—compared with the current $25 fine cited in committee…
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