For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PEDDLER. Any person or entity, including officers, directors, employees or agents thereof, whether or not a city resident, who goes from dwelling to dwelling, business to business, place to place or street to street carrying or transporting goods, wares, services or merchandise and offering or exposing them for sale. This definition shall not include vendors of milk, bakery products, groceries or other such items regularly distributed on established routes, those selling products of the farm or garden that they themselves occupy or cultivate, or those selling newspapers.
SOLICITOR. Any person or entity, including officers, directors, employees or agents thereof, whether or not a city resident, who goes from dwelling to dwelling, business to business, place to place or street to street soliciting donations or attempting to take orders for any goods, wares, services or merchandise for future delivery.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Any person or entity, including officers, directors, employees or agents thereof, whether or not a city resident, who engages temporarily in the business of selling and delivering goods, wares, services or merchandise within the city and who, in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, vacant lot, parking lot, motor vehicle or trailer, or is located in a public place or private place. This shall not include any person or entity who sells such items from within the confines of a lawfully established and operating permanent retail sales operation.
(Ord. 2011-03, passed 3-22-2011; Ord. 2011-08, passed 5-24-2011)