(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the terms peddler, solicitor and transient merchant shall not apply to the following:
(a) Persons doing business by appointment;
(b) Persons selling or attempting to sell at wholesale their goods, wares, products or merchandise to retail, wholesale, professional or industrial establishments;
(c) Persons conducting the type of sales commonly known as garage sales, rummage sales or estate sales, as well as anyone conducting an auction as a properly licensed auctioneer or any officer of the court conducting a court-ordered sale;
(d) No licenses shall be required for vendors as a preliminary step to the establishment of a regular route service for the sale and delivery of commodities or the providing of services to regular customers; and
(e) School aged children selling items for fund raisers.
(f) Persons selling only farm products they have grown themselves.
(2) Exception from the definitions for the scope of this chapter shall not excuse any person from complying with any other applicable statutory provision or local ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 612.03) (Ord. 01-89, passed 2-13-1989; Am. Ord. 01-11, passed 1-24-2011)