Whatever a GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE is, do you think it would stop scammers from descending on suckers? Do these predators get the permits? Probably not, but if they did, would it prevent them from scamming? Probably not.
These ordinances are designed to stifle competition from entrepreneurs and to fund the government largess.
Any law which would prohibit a teenager from doing yard work in his neighborhood without paying an exhorbitant fee for permission from the government lords is a violation of the right to pursue happiness.
We don't think in those terms anymore. Government has become so intrusive that we accept without question these kinds of tyrannical laws which interfere with our right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Instead we pay the tribute to the government Lords without even questioning whether or not those Lords have the right to demand tribute.
And there appear to be a lot of Freepers who have fallen into that trap.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River_Ordinance
“The name Green River Ordinance is given to a common United States city ordinance prohibiting door-to-door solicitation. Under such an ordinance, it is illegal for any business to sell their items door-to-door without express permission from the household beforehand. Some versions prohibit all organizations, including non-profit charitable, political, and religious groups, from soliciting or canvassing any household that makes it clear, in writing, that it does not want such solicitations (generally with a “No Trespassing” or “No Solicitations” sign posted.)
The ordinance is named for the city of Green River, Wyoming, which in 1931 was the first city to enact it.[1] The ordinance was unsuccessfully challenged on constitutional grounds by the Fuller Brush Company in 1932.[2]
The ordinance has been challenged before the Supreme Court on several occasions.”