OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In Late March, the Oshtemo Charter Township Board amended their soliciting rules in an attempt to help law enforcement deal with what they called “a growing trend” of kids and young adults reselling stolen candy.
The ordinance change officially took effect on Thursday and tightened the requirements for legal solicitation.
- Initial Coverage | Unauthorized sales by ‘candy boys’ lead to updated ordinance in Oshtemo Township
Initially, the ordinance allowed minors to solicit without a license or official township registration on behalf of a nonprofit organization such as a school, charity or religious group.
The change removes that exception and enforces that these nonprofit organizations now register with the township clerk, something the exemption excused them from doing when solicitations on their behalf were being done by minors…