§ 18-121. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Canvasser or solicitor means any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, vehicle or other conveyance from place to place taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future. The canvasser or solicitor may carry or expose for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or may collect advance payment on such sales and may be considered any person who for himself or for another person hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, car, room, shop or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.

Peddler means any person, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling by foot, vehicle, or any other type of conveyance from place to place carrying or transporting goods, wares and merchandise; offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales and delivering articles purchased; or who, without traveling from place to place, shall sell or offer the same for sale from his person, or from any vehicle or conveyance.

Transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor means any person, whether as owner, agent, consignee or employee, whether a resident of the city or not, who engages in temporary business of selling and delivering goods, wares and merchandise within the city, and who in furtherance of such purpose hires, leases, uses or occupies any building or structure, vehicle, tent, room, apartment, shop, street, alley, property, or other place within the city for the exhibition and sale of such wares or merchandise, either privately or at a public auction, provided that such definition shall not include any person who, while occupying such temporary location, does not sell from stock, but exhibits samples only for the purpose of securing orders for future delivery only. Persons so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with provisions herein by reason of temporary association with or sponsorship by any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient business with, as a part of, or in the name of any local licensee. This definition shall not include special event temporary merchants as defined in subsection 58-51(5) of this Code.

(Code 1981, § 12-75; Ord. No. 2001-102, § 1, 1-15-02)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.