723.01  DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this Chapter:
   (a)   “Canvasser” means any person who engages in canvassing.
   (b)   “Canvassing” means traveling by foot, automobile, truck or other type of conveyance to private residences within the City including any house, apartment or other dwelling unit for the purpose of obtaining or seeking to obtain or influence the opinions of the residents of the City but without obtaining or seeking or obtain funds for any cause whatsoever.
   (c)   “Peddler” means any person who engages in peddling.
   (d)   “Peddling” means traveling by foot, automobile, truck, or any other type of conveyance from place to place, door to door or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for profit by the sale of services, goods, wares, foodstuffs, beverages, merchandise or any other property, tangible or intangible, of any nature whatsoever, for immediate or future delivery.
   (e)   “Solicitor” means any person who engages in soliciting.
   (f)   “Soliciting” means traveling, means  traveling by foot, automobile, truck or other type of conveyance to private residences within the City including any house, apartment or other dwelling unit for the purpose of obtaining or seeking to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever except for charitable purposes.  The solicitation by a newspaper carrier of customers for a newspaper that the carrier regularly delivers or will regularly deliver shall not be included in this definition, nor shall solicitation for political purposes be included in this definition.
      (Ord. 1-12.  Passed 3-12-12.)