4.37.030 License fees.
The license fees for solicitors, peddlers, or street vendors shall be as follows:
(1) Investigation Fee. New applications for a solicitor, peddler or street vendor license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee of ten dollars. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this investigation fee shall be tendered only with the initial application of any individual.
(2) Annual Fee. On December 31st of each year, all solicitor, peddler and street vendor licenses shall automatically expire and be void unless an annual license fee of ten dollars is paid to the city clerk. Any license renewed after June 30th of any year shall be treated as a new application and subject to the investigation fee.
(3) Exemptions. The following persons shall be exempt from license fees:
(A) Newspaper carriers; and
(B) Community-related fundraising activities. "Community-related fundraising" means groups or organizations who are using door-to-door selling or requests for financial support to raise funds for Selah community projects or for youth activities directly related to the use of Selah and that area encompassing the Selah School District No. 119. These organizations include but are not limited to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire, Selah youth sports groups, Selah School District No. 119 fundraising for school classes, organizations, clubs and events and the Selah student body association's activities. Although a license fee is not required, application for a permit to solicit is required by all community-related fundraising activities. (Ord. 870, § 1, 1986.)