AN ORDINANCE TO SUPPLEMENT CHAPTER 194 ENTITLED "PEDDLING AND SOLICITING" OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ALLENDALE SO AS TO CREATE A "NO-KNOCK" REGISTRY AND PROHIBIT THE PEDDLING AND SOLICITATION OF PREMISES WHOSE OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS HAVE REQUESTED ENLISTMENT ON SUCH REGISTRY WHEREAS, this Body considers the right of its residents to be free from unwanted and/or undesirable peddling and solicitations at their residences integral to the general welfare of the Borough residents. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Allendale in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey that Chapter 194 entitled "Peddling and Soliciting", of the Code of the Borough of Allendale be and is hereby amended and supplemented so as to further provide the following as Article III to said Chapter.

§ 194-23 No-Knock Registry

1. The Borough Clerk shall prepare a list of addresses of those premises where the owner and/or occupant has notified the Clerk that soliciting, canvassing, peddling, itinerant vending, and door-to-door sales enterprises are not permitted on the premises (hereinafter referred to as the "Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry"). Such notification to the Clerk shall be made by completion of a form available at the Borough Clerk's office during normal business hours. The list shall be updated monthly.
2. Any owner and/or occupant who has requested enlistment on the Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry pursuant to Subsection A herein shall be able to procure from the Clerk's office a sticker for display at his/her/its premises indicating enlistment on the Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry. The first sticker shall be provided free of charge and may be picked up in person during regular business hours. If a replacement sticker is required, the individual may pick up a replacement at the Clerk's office at no charge.
3. The Borough Clerk shall distribute to the Allendale Chief of Police the current Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry on a monthly basis. The Allendale Police Department will provide the list to a licensee at the time of issuance of a license to solicit, peddle, canvass, itinerant vendor otherwise door-to-door sell, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The licensee shall not solicit, peddle, canvass, itinerant vend or conduct door-to­door sales at any premises identified on the then-current Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry.
4. Although the most current list of registrants on the Borough of Allendale No-Knock Registry shall be provided by the Allendale Police Department, it is the responsibility of the canvasser, peddler, itinerant vendor, or solicitor to have the most up-to-date list prior to performing their business.
5. Any solicitor, canvasser, peddler, itinerant vendor, or owner or employee of a door-to­door sales enterprise who violates any provision of this section, if convicted, shall be:
1. Subject to a maximum ordinance violation fine of $1,250 for the first offense;
2. Subject to 90 days in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding 90 days for any offense thereafter; and
3. Subject to a permanent revocation of any license issued under the within chapter.
6. As used in this Article, the terms "Solicitor", "Solicit" and "Solicitation" shall have the meanings indicated in Borough Code § 194-12.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, except as modified herein, all other provisions of Chapter 194 of the Borough Code shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted.

All parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed as to such inconsistent parts and this Ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage in the manner provided by law. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or word of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance it being intended that all such portions be severable in such event.