As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as herein stated below:
"Door-to-door solicitation" shall include all methods and means of soliciting funds and/or of selling commercial products, services or property within the corporate limits of the City of Columbus, Indiana ("city"), by and through the uninvited personal solicitation of city residents on residential property.
"Exempt persons" shall include the following:
1. An individual while and to the extent he or she is engaged in protected political speech or activity;
2. An individual while and to the extent he or she is engaged in protected religious speech or activity;
3. An individual who, due to the preemption of applicable federal or state law, is exempt from local licensing requirements;
4. An individual who holds a license from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency;
5. An individual holding a certificate issued by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) allowing the person to have direct marketing authority for cable service including video programming, pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 8-1-34-30, and any amendments thereto, unless the person elects to follow the provisions under this chapter instead.
"Vendor" means a person, partnership, corporation, company, organization or entity who is not an exempt person and who is engaged in the selling, peddling, merchandising or brokering of products, services or property to the general public for a commercial purpose and/or who is engaged in the solicitation of funds.
(Ord. 16- 2013 § 1, 2013; Ord. 09-29 § 1, 2009)