For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DOING BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENT. A bona fide appointment, and not merely obtained by going door-to-door in conjunction with the taking of orders, offering for sale or selling.
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND EXEMPT POLITICAL SOLICITORS. Tax-exempt, nonprofit, charitable, religious and educational organizations pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or tax-exempt political organizations under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code and registered pursuant to M.S. § 10A.14. Exempt political solicitors include candidates for public office, members of a candidate's election committee, or persons working on behalf of a candidate or any political issue, including without limitation, initiative, referendum, recall, levy or special ballot question. "Charitable organizations," "Religious organizations" and "Educational organizations" shall be defined as set forth in Minn. Rules § 130.6200, Subps. 2, 3 and 4.
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 the purpose of this chapter, the term NON-COMMERCIAL DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVOCATE shall include door-to-door canvassing and pamphleteering intended for noncommercial purposes.
PEDDLER. 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, 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 within the city. The term PEDDLER shall mean the same as the term hawker.
PERSON. Any natural individual, group, organization, corporation partnership, limited liability company or any other legal entity or association. As applied to groups, organizations, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and associations, the term includes each member, officer, partner, associate, agent or employee.
PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER. Any person who, for compensation, performs any solicitations or other services for a religious, political, social or educational or charitable organization.
REGULAR BUSINESS DAY. Any day during which City Hall is normally open for the purpose of conducting public business. Holidays defined by state law are not counted as REGULAR BUSINESS DAYS.
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, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products merchandise, other personal property or services 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 or attempt to obtain orders as stated above. The term SOLICITOR shall mean the same as the term canvasser.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Defined as set forth in M.S. § 329.099.
(Ord. 1005, passed 9-28-10; Am. Ord. 1706, passed 12-26-17)