(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the terms PEDDLER, SOLICITOR, and TRANSIENT MERCHANT shall not apply to:
(1) Non-commercial door-to-door advocates. Nothing within this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict non-commercial door-to-door advocates. Person engaging in non-commercial door-to-door advocacy shall not be required to register as a solicitor under § 115.07.
(2) Wholesalers. Any person selling or attempting to sell at wholesale any goods, wares, products, merchandise, or other personal property to a retail seller of the items being sold by the wholesaler.
(3) Regular customer delivery route. Any person who makes initial contacts with other people for the purpose of establishing or trying to establish a regular customer delivery route for the delivery of perishable food and dairy products, such as baked goods or milk.
(4) Perishables; established delivery route. Any person making deliveries of perishable food and dairy products to the customers on his or her established delivery route.
(5) Publications; regular delivery routes, delivery to community at large. Any person making deliveries of newspapers, newsletters, or other similar publications on an established customer delivery route, when attempting to establish a regular delivery route, or when publications are delivered to the community at large.
(6) Garage sales, rummage sales, estate sales. Any person conducting the type of sale commonly known as garage sales, rummage sales, or estate sales.
(7) Bazaars and flea markets. Any person participating in an organized multi-person bazaar or flea market.
(8) Auctions Any person conducting an auction as a properly licensed auctioneer.
(9) Court-ordered sales Any officer of the court conducting a court-ordered sale.
(10) Not-for-profit, local fundraisers. Nothing within this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict not-for-profit, local fundraisers. Person(s) engaging in not-for-profit, local fundraisers shall not be required to register as a solicitor under § 115.07.
(B) Exemption from these definitions shall not, for the scope of this chapter, excuse any person from complying with any other applicable statutory provision or requirement provided by another city ordinance.
(Ord. 301, passed 8-1-2016)