(A) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
SOLICITOR. All persons, firms, limited liability companies, and corporations, both as principals and agents who solicit contributions, signatures, or distribute fliers, pamphlets, or other information material by going house to house or street to street.
TRANSIENT MERCHANTS. All persons, firms, limited liability companies, and corporations, both as principals and agents, who engage in, do, or transact any temporary business in the town, offering for sale or selling goods, wares, or merchandise; and those who, for the purpose of carrying on the business, hire, lease, use, or occupy any permanent or mobile building, structure, or real estate for the exhibition by means of samples, catalogues, photographs, and price lists or sale of the goods, wares, or merchandise; or who peddle the goods, wares, merchandise from house to house or upon streets or other public places.
(B) TRANSIENT MERCHANTS and SOLICITORS shall not be construed so as to include the following:
(1) Any person, individual, copartner, limited liability company, or corporation which sells farm products cultivated and raised in the State of Indiana by Indiana farmers;
(2) A resident of the town who conducts a sale of tangible personal property for no more than 4 days per calendar year; and/or
(3) A person who organizes, sells merchandise at, offers to sell merchandise at, or exhibits at a trade show or convention.
(1992 Code, § 4-46) (Ord. 929, § 1, passed 12-17-1996)