<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px"> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <div>Would a minister be required to get a business licence when he visits a potential church member? </div> </BLOCKQUOTE>No, absolutely not. That issue has been to the US Supreme Court.  A city cannot impose a licence on persons making pastoral church visits or carrying out political canvassing at people's homes.<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> <br> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div>I mentioned this more or less tongue in cheek, but it's nice to know about the official ruling. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim<br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Boyce <David@piano.plus.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:07 pm<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Business Definition<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_1_d342faa9-6c0f-403a-89b3-71a22cc874d1><FONT face=Arial>Hi Wim, you mention<br> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <div>The same would then need to apply to insurance salesmen, Avon representatives, or any other business where the "salesman", "repair technician", has to come to the person's house. <br> </div> </BLOCKQUOTE>Yes, absolutely, I agree  with you. <br> <br> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <div> Would a minister be required to get a business licence when he visits a potential church member? </div> </BLOCKQUOTE>No, absolutely not. That issue has been to the US Supreme Court.  A city cannot impose a licence on persons making pastoral church visits or carrying out political canvassing at people's homes.<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </FONT></div> </div> </font>