For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUSINESS. The business or activities carried on by any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor as defined in this section.
CANVASSER. A person who engages in canvassing activities.
CANVASSING. The act of going upon property or approaching people to discuss or explain issues, which shall include religious proselytizing, exercising an individual's freedom of speech or campaigning for political votes, or political petition drives, or any other such political, religious, protected speech.
GOODS. Merchandise of any description whatsoever, and includes, but is not restricted to wares and foodstuffs.
ITINERANT MERCHANT. Any person, whether as owner, agent or consignee, who engages in a temporary business of selling goods within the city and who, in the furtherance of such business uses any building, structure, vehicle, or any place within the city.
PEDDLER.
(1) Any person who travels from place to place by any means carrying goods for sale, or making sales, or making deliveries; or
(2) Any person who, without traveling from place to place sells or offers goods for sale from any public place within the city.
SOLICITATION. The solicitation of contributions, the sales of goods or services or pledges, orders or subscriptions therefore, including, without limitation, the activities of those historically known and identified as peddlers, hawkers, itinerant vendors and transient merchants.
SOLICITOR. Any person who travels by any means from place to place, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods to be delivered in the future or for services to be performed in the future, or who approaches people to ask for, request, or seek monetary contributions, donations, or support for a commercial, or for profit enterprise or business.
(Ord. 19-06, passed 5-5-2019)