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Solicitation and Sales
"COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION" - selling or purchasing or both selling and purchasing by any person in the course of employment in, or in the carrying on of, a trade or business. "SALE", "SELLING" or "PURCHASING" - an activity creating an obligation to transfer property or services for a valuable consideration." "Commercial transactions and the display of property or services for sale on a campus is prohibited except with written permission by the campus president (or designee). Such permission shall be granted if the proposed activity aids achievement of the educational objectives of the campus, does not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the campus and is not prohibited by law, or the prospective buyer has agreed in writing in advance to an appointment, and the perspective seller makes no more than one appointment for any day, and such appointment does not interfere with the operation of the campus. This section shall not apply to private sales." "PRIVATE SALE" - occasional selling between persons who are campus students or employees. A permit must be obtained in advance from the Student Activities Office except when it is official University business. A copy of the permit must be in the possession of the individual initiating the commercial transaction at the transaction point.
"SOLICITATION" - to importune, or endeavor to persuade or obtain by asking, but does not include "commercial solicitation." "Solicitation shall be permitted on a campus subject, however, to a reasonable regulation by the campus president as to time, place and manner thereof. Solicitation in violation of established campus directives regarding time, place and manner is prohibited."
"COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION" - any direct and personal communication in the course of a trade or business reasonably intended to result in a sale." "Commercial solicitation on a campus is prohibited unless prior written authorization has been obtained from the campus president (or designee)." A permit must be obtained in advance from the Student Activities Office. A copy of the permit must be in the possession of the solicitor at the solicitation point.
"Except in the case of private sales and commercial transactions to which Section 42350.1 applies, the selling or displaying for sale of any books, newspapers, pamphlets and other published materials shall be permitted on campus provided: such published materials are not available for sale at the campus bookstore, and the selling or display of such published materials is conducted in compliance with any time, place and manner directives adopted by the president, and the published materials displayed or offered for sale are not in violation of the provisions of Chapter 7.5, Title 9, Part 1 (commencing with Section 311) of the Penal Code (relating to the sale and distribution of obscene matter), or of Chapter 6, Title 3 (commencing with Section 66400) of the Education Code (relating to the preparation, sale, and distribution of term papers, theses and other materials to be submitted for academic credit)." Selling or displaying for sale of published materials in violation of the above is prohibited. A copy of University policies shall be in the possession of the individual selling the material. These policies are available in the Student Activities Office.
"No person or persons shall, upon any of the grounds of any campus cast, throw, deposit, or distribute any advertising handbills or circulars which contain false, misleading, or illegal advertising. The distribution of written or printed matter shall be permitted on campus, subject to reasonable directives by the campus president as to the time, place and manner thereof. All directives issued by a campus president pursuant to this section shall be available to the public at places designated pursuant to Section 42354. Distribution of written or printed matter in violation of established campus directives regarding time, place and manner is prohibited." University policies specifying time, place and manner shall be in the possession of the individual or organization distributing the handbills or flyers. Placing handbills or circulars in or on vehicles parked on campus is prohibited. (Per Sacramento City Code, Chapter 3, Section 3.2)
Sale, solicitation and/or distribution of merchandise, publications or other printed matter as noted in 655.1 through 655.5 above will be permitted provided there is: No interference with classes or other scheduled campus activity; no obstruction of free flow of traffic; no obstruction of free movement of individuals by standing in front of them; no harassment of persons in area; no touching of individuals without their consent; no prolonged or repeated contact with persons who have declined sale or solicitation offer; no noise louder than normal conversation; no misrepresentation of true name or purpose of material or organization. Each piece of material or literature distributed must have printed on it the name of the organization or the person responsible for the material. Selling and solicitation will be approved as part of a scheduled event or activity only when such sale or solicitation is an integral part of the educational purpose or objective of such activity. Permission may be withheld as to time when areas may be overcrowded by campus activities. Occasional and necessary exceptions to this policy pertaining to time, place and manner may be granted by the Student Activities Office when such exceptions will not be contrary to the considered intent of this policy. |