737.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Chapter the words and phrases defined in the sections hereunder shall have the meanings therein respectively ascribed to them, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context.
(a) "Commercial Sales Promoter" shall mean any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, organization, business, or trade of any kind that causes or permits any employee, agent, volunteer, independent contractor or sub-contractor thereof, to engage in peddling, soliciting or canvassing.
(b) “Charitable” includes the words patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, veterans, medical and social research (either actual or purported).
(c) “Charitable organization” means an organization that has received from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a currently valid ruling or determination letter recognizing the tax-exempt status of the organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the “Internal Revenue Code”.
(d) "Peddler or Solicitor or Canvasser" shall mean and include any person, either as principal or agent, volunteer, independent contractor or sub-contractor, who goes from place to place, selling or offering to sell, barter, or carry for sale or barter, or exposing therefore, upon any street, road, alley, doorway, sidewalk, vacant lot(s) or other tract of land, any goods, wares, merchandise, samples, food or drink for human consumption, services or other commodity, carried by hand, from portable stands, tables, containers, display stands or any other materials brought to the location, to the consuming public whether or not the material is actually delivered at the time of sale.
(f) "Consumer goods or services" shall mean goods or services purchased, leased or rented primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
(g) "Goods or Wares or Merchandise" shall mean tangible commodities such as products or materials that are intended to satisfy the want or need of a consumer or any skill or service that one seeks to sell.
(h) “Religious organization” means any church, body of communicants or group that is not organized or operated for profit that gathers in common membership for regular worship and religious observances.
(i) "Services" is the duty or labor to be rendered by one person to another.
(j) "Consumer Services" shall mean any kind of services offered to the public.
(k) "Place to Place" shall mean, progressing from one (1) street address to another street address to peddle, solicit or canvass.
(l) "Special Event" means any activity or gathering or assemblage of people upon the public right-of-way for which a permit has been issued by the City of Mansfield.
(m) "Business" shall mean dealings or transactions of an economic nature or enterprise or persons engaged in an occupation, business or industry.
(n) "Trade" shall mean the business or work in which one engages regularly.
(Ord. 14-018. Passed 2-4-14.)