For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUSINESS. The business carried on by any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor, as defined in this section.
GOODS. Merchandise of any description whatsoever, and includes, but is not restricted to, wares and foodstuffs.
ITINERANT MERCHANT. Any person, whether as owner, agent, or consignee, who engages in a temporary business of selling goods within the town and who, in the furtherance of the business, uses any building, structure, vehicle, or any place within the town.
PEDDLER. Any person, not an itinerant merchant, who:
(1) Travels from place to place by any means carrying goods for sale or making sales or making deliveries; or
(2) Without traveling from place to place, sells or offers goods for sale from any public place within the town.
SOLICITING. An act or process whereby any person sells or offers for sale manufactured goods, wares, or merchandise directly to a consumer by going to a house and/or going from house to house for the purpose of selling and delivering such goods or for the purpose of taking orders for the future delivery of such goods. SOLICITING shall not include persons:
(1) Selling agricultural products raised or produced by them;
(2) Under 18 years of age;
(3) Selling newspapers directly to the homeowner; and
(4) Charitable solicitation.
SOLICITOR. Any person who travels by any means from place to place, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods to be delivered in the future or for services to be performed in the future. A person who is a SOLICITOR is not a peddler.
(Ord. 4-1978, passed 7-11-1978)