For the purpose of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CANVASSER or SOLICITOR. An individual who actually makes contact, directly or indirectly, by phone, by mail, in person or otherwise with any potential donor with the intent of soliciting.
HAWKER or PEDDLER. Any individual who as the primary mode of conducting business travels either by foot, automobile, motor truck, vehicle or other type of conveyance, from house to house, from residence to residence or from dwelling to dwelling, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever, for future delivery; seeking donations; or taking or attempting to take orders for services to be performed in the future. It shall be immaterial whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales. Such definition shall apply to such individual described herein whether or not such individual, who for himself or herself or for any other individual, firm, partnership or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent, hotel room, motel room, lodging house, apartment, shop or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
PEDDLER or HAWKER. Any individual traveling by foot, automobile, vehicle or any other type of conveyance, from residence to residence, from house to house or from dwelling to dwelling, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, magazines, books or other products or provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers, or any individual not traveling from house to house, from residence to residence or from dwelling to dwelling, who shall sell or offer the same for sale from an automobile, vehicle, truck or other vehicle or conveyance.
SOLICIT and SOLICITATION. The request, directly or indirectly, for money, donations of money, property or financial assistance of any kind and shall include the sale or offer for sale of any article, tag, service emblem, publication, ticket, advertisement, subscription or anything of value on the direct or implied plea or representation that such sale or solicitation or the proceeds thereof is for a charitable, benevolent, civic, educational, religious, patriotic or philanthropic purpose. A SOLICITATION shall be deemed completed when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution or makes any sale as referred to herein.
SOLICITING ORGANIZATION. Any individual person, group, corporation, association, partnership or individual engaged in a solicitation.
(2005 Code, § 10-201)