Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3342 - Kent State University
Chapter 3342-4 - University Policies
Section 3342-4-10.102 - Operational procedures and regulations regarding solicitation and sales in the Kent student center and Risman plaza
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3342-4-10.102
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Purpose. Student organizations and university departments are required to display a university solicitation and sales permit.
(B) Scope. These procedures shall apply to university employees such as administration, faculty, staff and graduate assistants sponsored by their respective departments and registered student organizations as noted.
A member of the sponsoring organization or university department must be present at the sale and/or solicitation site at all times. Members of student organizations and university departments directing or participating in the sale must be currently registered for classes or be employed by the university.
(C) Procedures.
(1)
All sales and solicitation must be conducted from
behind a reserved table or display.
(2)
Registration.
During the registration process with the office of campus life, the student
organization or university department will:
(a)
File for a
university solicitation and sales permit.
(b)
Present the
office of campus life with a copy of a state of Ohio vendor's license when
outside vendors are involved in directing or participating in the
sale.
(c)
Make arrangements to obtain a space with the scheduling
office.
(d)
Obtain a sales and solicitation and joint venture
agreement permit for use with the vendor and general instruction in its
use.
(3)
Outside vendor. Student organizations and university
departments engaging the services of an outside vendor will be required
to:
(a)
Make
arrangements with the vendor for a one hundred dollar per day facility rental
fee and a minimum one hundred dollar per day sponsorship fee to the
organization or department, in advance of scheduling a space on campus for the
vendor. These fees must be submitted at the time of scheduling.
(b)
All outside
vendors will be assessed one hundred dollars per table per day set up charge.
In addition:
(i)
The solicitor or vendor will remit the total due for
the duration of the solicitation or sale before the sale begins the first
day.
(ii)
Only cash or money order will be accepted for
payment.
(iii)
Payment will be made to the designated Kent student
center account clerk located in the first floor student center office. In the
account clerk's absence payment will be made to the student center
representative appointed by the Kent student center director's assistant for
financial affairs. Information as to who is collecting fees can be obtained
from the Kent student center receptionist.
(iv)
The fee is
nonrefundable, unless the university cannot deliver its
services.
(v)
A receipt will be issued to the vendor. This receipt
will stand as proof to the Kent student center operations department that the
vendor has complied with, and is knowledgeable of, paragraph (I) of this rule.
Provided all other procedural stipulations are met and understood by the
vendor, the sale or solicitation can proceed.
(c)
All outside
vendors are required to obtain and display a state of Ohio vendor's license in
addition to the university's solicitation and sales permit.
(D) Violation.
(1)
Anyone engaged in sales or solicitation in the Kent
student center or Risman plaza without a sales and solicitation permit will be
notified to cease their operation and abandon the premises. In cases where
individuals refuse to leave the premises after notification, the notifying
university staff member involved will take the appropriate
action.
(2)
Student violators of this rule or of its attendant
administrative procedures are subject to disciplinary action under the code of
student conduct, rule
3342-4-02 of the Administrative
Code. Staff and faculty violators are subject to established sanctions.
Replaces: 3342-4- 10.102
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