The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
CANVASSER. A person who, without prior specific invitation or appointment, attempts to enlist noncommercial support for or against a particular religion, philosophy, ideology, political party, issue or candidate, even if incidental to such purpose the canvasser accepts the donation of money for or against such cause, or distributes handbills or flyers advertising a noncommercial event or service, including student and youth support and solicitation of proceeds for an educational, recreational, civic or religious purpose which directly benefits the student and/or sponsoring organization.
PEDDLER. Any person who, without prior specific invitation or appointment, offers, exposes for commercial sale or makes available for a commercial price, makes, sells and/or delivers commercial articles to purchasers, or takes or attempts to take commercial orders for sale of goods, foodstuffs, or services of any kind, for immediate or future delivery or performance, whether or not such person has, carries or exposes for sale sample of the subject of such sale or whether or not he or she is collecting advance payments on such sale, by any of the following means:
(1) Traveling by foot, automotive vehicle, or other conveyance, from place to place, house to house, or street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting such goods, wares, merchandise or foodstuffs;
(2) Hiring, leasing or occupying any building or structure for the exhibit or sale of such goods, foodstuffs, or services, while not on the village tax rolls, including a person who associates temporarily with a local merchant or dealer, which building or structure is not otherwise used for that purpose;
(3) Offering out of doors such goods, foodstuffs or services from a stationary cart, stand, wagon, automotive vehicle or from one's person.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, house of worship, religious sect or denomination, society, organization or league, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, subcontractor, agent or other similar representative thereof.
SOLICITOR. A person who, without prior specific invitation or appointment, attempts to obtain a commercially driven donation for a particular patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, charitable, political or religious purpose, even if incidental to such purpose there is the sale of some good or service, or distributes a handbill or flyer advertising a commercial event or service.
(Ord. 07192022.1, passed 7-19-2022)