A. "Noncommercial purpose" means the purpose of any nonprofit organization which has obtained recognized state or federal tax exempt status.
B. "License Collector" means the person exercising that function or any City employee designated by the License Collector to perform such functions hereunder.
C. "Contribution" means the giving of anything of value, including money, property or any other type of financial assistance, or the pledging of anything of value, including money, property or any other type of financial assistance, or the purchasing or offering to purchase anything of value or not, including, but not limited to goods, services, books, pamphlets, tickets, subscriptions to publications, upon the implied or express representation that the proceeds, or a portion thereof, of the gift, pledge, or purchase will be used for a noncommercial purpose.
D. "Permit holder" means the person on whose behalf the solicitation will be conducted.
E. "Applicant" shall mean the person applying to the License Collector for a solicitation permit on behalf of the permit holder.
F. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association, including any firm, company, society, organization, church, congregation, assembly, or league, and shall include any director, officer, trustee, receiver, assignee, agent, or other similar representative thereof.
G. "Organization" shall mean any partnership, corporation, or association, including any firm, company, society, church, congregation, assembly, or league, and shall include any director, officer, trustee, receiver, assignee, agent, or other similar representative thereof.
H. "Solicit" and "solicitation" shall mean the request, directly or indirectly, for any contribution. A "solicitation" shall be complete when the request is made, whether or not the person making the request receives any contribution.
I. "Solicitor" shall mean an individual who solicits or who engages in a solicitation as defined in this section. (Ord. 4553 § 2 (part); November 20, 1984.)