For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
HAWKER. A person who sells things outdoors.
NON-COMMERCIAL DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVOCATE. A person who goes door-to-door for the primary purpose of disseminating religious, political, social or other ideological beliefs. For purposes of this section, the term NON-COMMERCIAL DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVOCATE shall include pamphleteering intended for non-commercial purposes.
PEDDLER. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door, street-to-street or any other type of place-to-place movement, 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.
PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER. Any person, including a corporation or other entity, who, for compensation, performs any solicitations or other services for a religious, political, social or other charitable organization.
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 movement, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise, services or other personal property of which the person 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 orders as discussed above.
(Prior Code, § 1150.01) (Ord. 2008-14, passed 11-5-2008)