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Pocatello council declines to overturn denial of solicitor license for artist with recent conviction
Summary
The City Council voted 3-2 to leave in place a Pocatello Police Department denial of a solicitor (door‑to‑door peddler) license for Rex Price after officials cited a recent conviction that triggers a municipal disqualification rule.
The Pocatello City Council on the evening of the meeting considered an appeal from Rex Price and voted 3-2 to decline a motion to overturn the Pocatello Police Department's denial of his solicitor's license, leaving the police department's denial in place.
The police licensing official told the council she denied the application under city code, citing a recent conviction. "I denied Mr. Price's application for a solicitor's license in accordance with city code 5.52 0.10083," Mallory Bascom, Pocatello Police licensing, told the council. Bascom told the panel…
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