The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has upheld the determination by the Department of State that a for-profit company that operates a portable amusement park providing rides, games and food for carnivals and pays a percentage of the ride fees to charities and other nonprofits is a “professional solicitor” that must register under the state’s charitable solicitation registration act. It has upheld a cease and desist order prohibiting the company from running its carnivals within the state without registering as a solicitor. Houghton Enterprises is a family-owned business that provides the carnivals for nonprofits and pays 30% of the ride ticket fees to the nonprofit, while keeping 70% of the...