For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
REGISTERED SOLICITOR. Any person who has obtained a valid certificate of registration as hereinafter provided, and which certificate is in the possession of the solicitor on his or her person while engaged in soliciting.
RESIDENCE. Every separate living unit occupied for residential purposes by one or more persons contained within any type of building or structure.
SOLICITING. Any one or more of the following activities:
(1) Seeking to obtain orders for the purchase of goods; wares; merchandise; foodstuffs; services of any kind, character, or description whatever, for any kind of consideration whatever;
(2) Seeking to obtain prospective customers for application or purchase of insurance of any type, kind, or character;
(3) Seeking to obtain subscriptions to books, magazine, periodicals, newspapers, and every other type or kind of publication;
(4) Seeking to obtain gifts or contributions of money, clothing, or any other valuable thing for the support or benefit of any charitable or non-profit association, organization, or project; or
(5) Requesting information on the background, occupation, economic status, attitudes, viewpoints, occupants of a residence, telephone number, address, furnishings, or the like of another person for the purpose of compiling such information as raw data or refined data into a document, record, book, or directory to be sold or to be used wholly or in part for a commercial purpose.
(Ord. 360, passed 8-5-1985)