Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words are defined as follows:
(Ord. 80-29. Passed 8-4-80.)
(a) “Solicit” and “solicitation” means the request directly or indirectly of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value shall be used for a charitable purpose as those purposes are defined in this article. The words also mean and include the following methods of securing money, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that it shall be used for a charitable purpose as herein defined:
(1) Any oral or written request;
(2) The distribution, circulation, mailing, posting or publishing on any handbill, written advertisement or publication;
(3) The making of any announcement to the press, over the radio, by telephone or telegraph concerning an appeal, assemblage, athletic or sports event, bazaar, benefit, campaign, contest, dance, drive, entertainment, exhibition, exposition, party, performance, picnic, sale or social gathering, which the public is requested to patronize or to which the public is requested to make a contribution for any charitable purpose connected therewith;
(4) The sale of, offer or attempt to sell, any advertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance, coupon device, magazine, membership, merchandise, subscription, ticket or other thing in connection with which any appeal is made for any charitable purpose, or where the name of any charitable person is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement or reason for making any such sale, or when or where in connection with any such sale any statement is made that the whole or any part of the proceeds from any such sale shall go or be donated to any charitable or religious purpose.
(b) “Charitable” means the words patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, education, civic or fraternal, either actual or purported.
(c) “Religious” and “religion” shall not mean the word “charitable” as herein defined, but shall be given their commonly accepted definitions.
(Ord. 2002-15. Passed 12-2-02.)
(d) “Contributions” means the words alms, food, clothing, money, subscription, property or donations under the guise of a loan of money or property.
(e) “Person” means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, church, religious sect, religious denomination, society, organization, or league, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof.
(f) “Promoter” means any person who promotes, manages, supervises, organizes, or attempts to promote, manage, supervise or organize a campaign of solicitation. (Ord. 80-29. Passed 8-4-80.)