For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PEDDLER. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door, business-to-business, street-to-street or any other type of place-to-place, for the purpose of offering for sale, displaying or exposing for sale, selling or attempting to sell and delivering immediately upon sale, the goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property that the person is carrying or otherwise transporting. The term PEDDLER shall mean the same as the term hawker.
PERSON. Any natural individual, group, organization, corporation, partnership or association. As applied to groups, organizations, corporations, partnerships and associations, the terms shall include each member, officer, partner, associate, agent or employee.
SOLICITOR. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door, business-to-business, street-to-street, or any other type of place-to-place, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise, other personal property or services of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples, or that may be described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or performance shall occur at a later time. The absence of samples or catalogs shall not remove a person from the scope of this provision if the actual purpose of the person's activity is to obtain or attempt to obtain orders as discussed above. The term shall mean the same as the term canvasser.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Any person whose business in the city is temporary or seasonal and consists of selling and delivering merchandise within the city, and who in furtherance of the purpose uses or occupies any structure, vehicle or other place for the exhibition and sale of the merchandise.
(Prior Code, § 612.01) (Ord. 01-89, passed 2-13-1989)