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Lemoore council studies changes to peddler, solicitor rules after resident complaints
Summary
The Lemoore Police Department reviewed the city’s peddler/solicitor ordinance during a study session Oct. 7; council members discussed requiring visible city ID for solicitors, limiting hours, and age limits and asked staff to draft proposed changes.
The Lemoore Police Chief reviewed the city’s peddler and solicitor ordinance during a study session at the Oct. 7 Lemoore City Council meeting, saying the code currently declares solicitors a nuisance and requires a peddler’s license before door‑to‑door soliciting.
“To my knowledge, we have not issued out a peddler’s license this year,” the Police Chief said, adding that Section 3 7 1 requires a background investigation and fingerprinting and that Section 3 7 2 makes soliciting a misdemeanor enforceable by officers.
Council members and residents raised enforcement and identification concerns, citing nuisance complaints from…
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