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ORDINANCE 05- <br /> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO <br /> TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, PEDDLERS,AND SOLICITORS <br /> Section 1. DEFINITIONS-?, 1 <br /> PEDDLER. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door,business-to- <br /> business, street-to-street, or any other type of place-to-place, for the purpose of offering <br /> for sale, displaying or exposing for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering <br /> immediately upon sale, the goods, wares,products, merchandise or other personal <br /> property that the person is carrying or otherwise transporting. The term peddler shall <br /> mean the same as the term "hawker." <br /> a <br /> SOLICITOR. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door,business-to- <br /> business, street-to-street, or any other type of place-to-place, for the purpose of obtaining <br /> `.. or attempting to obtain orders for goods,wares,products, merchandise, other personal <br /> property or services of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples, or that <br /> may be described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or performance <br /> shall occur at a later time. The absence of samples or catalogs shall not remove a person <br /> from the scope of this provision if the actual purpose of the person's activity is to obtain <br /> or attempt to obtain orders as discussed above. The term shall mean the same as the term <br /> "canvasser." <br /> TRANSIENT MERCHANT. A person who temporarily sets up business out of a <br /> vehicle,trailer,boxcar, tent, other portable shelter, or empty store front for the purpose of <br /> exposing or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering, goods,wares, <br /> products,merchandise or other personal property and who does not remain or intend to <br /> remain in any one location for more than 14 consecutive days. <br /> Section 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DEFINITIONS <br /> 1. For the purpose of the requirements of this chapter, the terms PEDDLER, <br /> SOLICITOR, and TRANSIENT MERCHANT shall not apply to any person selling or <br /> attempting to sell at wholesale any goods, wares,products, merchandise or other personal <br /> property to a retailer of the items being sold by the wholesaler. The terms also shall not <br /> apply to any person who makes initial contacts with other people for the purpose of <br /> establishing or trying to establish a regular customer delivery route for the delivery of <br /> perishable food and dairy products such as baked goods and milk, nor shall they apply to <br /> Page 2 <br />