For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“CITY.” The City of Greensburg, Indiana.
“ITINERANT MERCHANT.” Any person or business lacking a formal and authorized U.S. mailing address located within Decatur County or a contiguous county who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering unsolicited goods, wares, merchandise, or other commodities within the city, and who in furtherance of such purpose leases, uses, or occupies any building, vehicle, trailer, tent, railroad car, hotel room or other place in the city for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, merchandise, or other commodities.
“PEDDLER.” Any person, except those selling newspapers, Bibles, or religious tracts, who goes from house to house, living unit to living unit, or within any residential area, conveying or transporting goods, wares, or merchandise or other commodities or offering or exposing the same for sale throughout different parts of the city for commercial gain.
“SOLICITOR.” Any person who goes from house to house, living unit to living unit, or within any residential area for the purposes of taking unsolicited orders for sales of goods, wares, or merchandise of a commercial nature or content for immediate or future delivery, or for services to be performed immediately or in the future for commercial gain. Such definition includes any person who, for himself, herself or another, leases, uses or occupies any building, vehicle, trailer, tent, railroad care, hotel room, or other place in the city for the primary purposes of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 3-2-15)