The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
PEDDLER: Any person who travels from place to place by any type of conveyance, carrying his or her goods, wares, and merchandise with him or her, offering and exhibiting such goods, wares, and merchandise for sale; or any person who, without traveling from place to place, sells or offers the same for sale from any type of vehicle or conveyance. A peddler generally offers for sale, consummates the sale, and delivers the goods at one and the same time to the ultimate purchaser or consumer. Any person who solicits, orders, and as a separate transaction, makes deliveries to the purchaser as part of a scheme or design to evade the provisions of this definition shall be deemed to be peddling and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
SOLICITOR: Any person who travels from place to place within the town boundaries by any type of conveyance taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, personal property, or services of any kind whatsoever for future delivery, whether or not such person has, carries, or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether or not he or she is collecting advance payment on such sales.
TRANSIENT SELLER: Any person, either as principal or agent, who engages in a business of selling and delivering goods, wares, and merchandise or services from a temporary fixed location within the town of Simla, and who, in the furtherance of such purpose hires, leases, uses, or occupies any building, structure, room, apartment, lot, parking lot, street, sidewalk, or other place, whether public or private, within the town, for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, and merchandise, either privately or at an auction. Any person who engages in transient selling shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this chapter by reason of associating himself or herself with any established local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer, or by conducting transient selling in connection with, as part of, or in the name of, any established local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer, or by conducting transient selling in connection with, as part of, or in the name of any established local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer. If the conduct of any person falls within the definitions of both peddler and transient selling as contained in this section, he or she shall be deemed to be transient selling for the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 274, 12-8-2009)