For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:
ITINERANT MERCHANT. Any merchant, other than a merchant with an established retail store in the city who transports an inventory of goods to a building, vacant lot or other locations in the city and who, at that location, displays the goods for sale and sells the goods at retail. A merchant who sells goods, other than farm products, in the city for less than six consecutive months is considered an ITINERANT MERCHANT, unless he or she stopped selling goods in the city because of death or disablement, the insolvency of his or her business, or the destruction of his or her inventory by fire or other catastrophe.
PEDDLER. Any person who carries from place to place any goods, wares or merchandise, subscriptions, services and/or discount coupons (hereinafter referred to as “wares”), or without traveling from place to place, selling or offering for sale any goods from any vehicle or device, and offers
to sell or barter the same or actually sells or barters the same, except such person who is a wholesale dealer selling only to merchants for resale.
PERSON. Natural persons, corporations and all business or other entities of any kind.
SOLICITOR. Any person traveling from place to place, taking or offering to take orders for the sale of goods for future delivery, or for personal services to be performed in the future, whether or not samples are displayed or money is collected in advance; and using or occupying any building or premises for the sole purpose of taking or offering to take orders for the sale of goods for future delivery, or for personal services to be performed in the future, whether or not samples are displayed or money is collected in advance.
TRANSIENT VENDOR. Any person engaging in a temporary business of selling and delivering goods, and for this purpose, using or occupying any building or premises; provided that merely associating a transient business with a permanently established business does not exclude it from this definition.
(Ord. 14-O-313, passed 7-29-2014)