As used in this chapter:
(a) “Peddler” means any person who carries with him or her, for the purpose of sale at retail and immediate or future delivery, goods, wares, food or merchandise, or any person who, in person as principal or agent, canvasses, sells or otherwise obtains orders or commitments for the sale, repair or exchange of goods, wares, food or merchandise, or services including public utilities at residences or businesses, without the invitation or previous consent of the owner or occupant of such premises. “Peddler” shall also be defined as any individual soliciting goods, products, merchandise, etc. from a motor vehicle.
(Ord. 7730-05. Passed 7-11-05; Ord. 053-23. Passed 6-26-23.)
(b) “Solicitor” means any person who obtains or seeks to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever by means of canvassing residences or businesses without the invitation or previous consent of the owner or occupant of such premises.
(Ord. 7663-04. Passed 12-20-04.)
(c) Neither “peddler” nor “solicitor”, as defined above, applies to political or religious solicitation or canvassing, nor does it apply to non-profit solicitation conducted my minors in connection with fundraising. (Ord. 7495-02. Passed 9-3-02.)