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:
APPLICANT: Any person or entity that has filed an application for a commercial or noncommercial solicitation permit as hereinafter provided.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION: A. Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, or eleemosynary person or one purporting to be such which solicits and collects funds for charitable purposes and includes each local, county, or area division of such charitable organization, provided such local, county or area division has authority and discretion to disburse funds or property otherwise than by transfer to any parent organization;
B. A not for profit organization incorporated pursuant to 805 Illinois Compiled Statutes 110/0.01 and 110/35; or
C. Any other organization that has been granted tax exempt status from the state of Illinois or the internal revenue service pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
CHARITABLE PURPOSE: Any charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, or eleemosynary purpose.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION: Solicitation which is not conducted for any "charitable purpose" or "political purpose", or on behalf of any "charitable organization", as those terms are defined herein.
NONCOMMERCIAL SOLICITATION: Solicitation for a "charitable purpose" or "political purpose", or on behalf of a "charitable organization", as those terms are defined herein.
Noncommercial solicitation shall include the following so long as the person is not requesting, either directly or indirectly, money, credit, funds, contributions, personal property or anything of value: a) a person communicating or otherwise conveying ideas, views or beliefs or otherwise disseminating oral or written information to a person willing to directly receive such information, provided that such information is of a political, religious or charitable nature; b) a person seeking to influence the personal belief of the occupant of any residence or business in regard to any political or religious matter; c) a person seeking to obtain, from an occupant of any residence or business, an indication of the occupant's belief in regard to any political or religious matter; d) a person conducting a poll, survey or petition drive in regard to any political matter; and e) a person carrying, conveying, delivering or transporting dairy products, newspapers or other goods to regular customers on established routes or to the premises of any person who had previously ordered such products or goods and is entitled to receive the same.
NONRESIDENTIAL PREMISES: Means and includes all buildings, structures, and units in the village occupied for nonresidential purposes.
PEDDLER: Any person who engages in peddling. Peddler shall include, but not be limited to, any person required to be licensed pursuant to the "transient merchant act of 1987 1 ".
PEDDLING: The act of door to door selling, or offering for sale, any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, services or other property of any kind, character or description whatsoever, for any kind of consideration whatsoever, for immediate delivery.
PERSON: Any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, trust or any combination thereof.
POLITICAL PURPOSE: Any activity in support of bona fide candidates for public office, or any matter related to the election, nomination, or performance of public officials, or issues presented to the electorate at any election.
RESIDENCE: Means and includes every separate living unit in the village occupied for residential purposes by one or more persons, contained within any type of building or structure.
SOLICIT: To engage in any acts of "solicitation" as defined herein.
SOLICITATION: The act of any person traveling by foot, vehicle or any other type of conveyance who goes from residence to residence, business to business, from place to place or in or along any highway, street or sidewalk within the village either: a) requesting, either directly or indirectly, money, credit, funds, contributions, personal property or anything of value; b) taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of any goods, wares, merchandise or services of any kind, or description for future delivery or for services to be performed in the future, in person or by the in person distribution of fliers and leaflets; and c) selling and making immediate delivery any goods, wares, merchandise or services of any kind or description, commonly referred to as "peddling". (Ord. 2012-967, 7-12-2012)
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| 1 | 1. 225 ILCS 465 et seq. |