For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PEDDLER. Any person, whether a resident of the town or not, who goes from house to house, from place to place or from street to street, conveying or transporting goods, wares or merchandise or offering or exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles for purchasers.
SOLICITOR. Any person, whether a resident of the town or not, who goes from house to house, from place to place or from street to street, soliciting or taking or attempting to take orders for sales of goods, wares or merchandise, including magazines, books, periodicals or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for service to be performed in the future, whether of not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such order or whether or not he or she is collecting advance payment on such orders. Such definition includes any person who, for himself or herself, or for another person, firm or corporation hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, motor vehicle, trailer, structure, tent, railroad box car, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop or other placement in the city for the primary purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Includes any person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, agent, consignee or employee, whether a resident of the town or not, who engages in a temporary business of selling or delivering goods, wares and merchandise within the town, and who, in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, motor vehicle, trailer, tent, railroad car, public room and hotels, lodging houses, apartments, shops or any street, alley or other place within the town for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise, either privately or at public auction, provided that such definition does not include any person, firm or corporation, who, while occupying such temporary location does not sell from stock, but exhibits samples for the purpose of securing orders for future delivery within the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with a local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer or by conducting such transient business in connection with, as part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer.
(Ord. 1986-2, passed 1-8-1986)