Pest company sues Castle Rock over solicitation curfew – The Denver Post

CASTLE ROCK A pest control company has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Town of Castle Rock because of a 7 p.m. curfew for door-to-door sales.

I was just cleaning up from dinner, said Kristen Gerstner, a Castle Rock mother who was about to put her daughter to bed when the doorbell rang, despite the no soliciting sign on her front porch. Its hard to say no to them most of the time.

Utah-based pest control company Aptive Environmental is suing the Town of Castle Rock for adopting a 7 p.m. curfew for commercial solicitors, while not applying the same curfew to other groups such as charities or religious institutions.

There has to be a balancing test between what the government wants and what the business wants, said David Beller, a legal analyst for Denver7. In any case like this, its a very close call.

Beller said businesses do have First Amendment protections, but they are different from individuals, and the government also has a right to protect its citizens from harassment.

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