SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS

§ 116.01 DEFINITION.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   SOLICITOR.

      (1)   Any person who goes from house to house, from door to door or from place to place offering to sell or take orders for any goods, wares, merchandise or product, or for offering services to be performed, or for the making, manufacturing or repairing of any article or thing whatever.

      (2)   A SOLICITOR shall include a peddler, drummer or hawker, as those terms are commonly understood. The term SOLICITOR shall not include those occupations licensed under state law which the city is preempted from regulating, and SOLICIT means to perform those acts described in the definition of SOLICITOR.

(Prior Code, § 10-801) (Ord. 1465, passed 9-4-90)

§ 116.02 LICENSE AND TAX REQUIRED.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a solicitor within the meaning and application of this subchapter without first securing a license and paying a tax, as required in § 110.02.

   (B)   This section shall not apply to any resident of the city under the age of 18 years or any person under the age of 18 years attending public schools of the city.

(Prior Code, § 10-802) Penalty, see § 10.99