§ 5.88.005. Definitions.

"Peddler" is defined as any person, including salesperson or vendor, who goes from house to house or place to place, going in and upon private residences or residential property within the city, selling and making immediate delivery or offering for sale and immediate delivery, any goods, wares, merchandise, newspapers, magazines or services or anything of value in the possession of the peddler to persons other than manufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers, or retailers in such commodities or services.

"Permit" is the revocable permission issued by the city pursuant to this chapter granting to an individual the right to solicit by going onto private property and residential property, subject to the provisions of this article.

"Selling door-to-door" means the practice of going in and upon private residences or residential property in the city by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or occupant of such private residence; for the purpose of soliciting funds, contracts or services, order for the sale of contracts, newspapers, magazines, services, goods, wares, merchandise, or anything of value; or for the purpose of disposing of, or peddling, or hawking the same, or any of them.

"Solicit" or "solicitation" means the request, directly or indirectly, of money, contribution, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value. These words shall also mean and include the sale of, offer or attempt to sell, any contract, service, wares, or merchandise. A "solicitation" as defined in this chapter shall be deemed completed when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution or makes any sale referred to in this chapter.

"Solicitor" is defined as any person, including salesperson or vendor, who engages in the business of going from house to house or place to place going in and upon private residences or residential property within the city, selling or taking orders for, or offering to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise, newspapers, magazines or services, or other things of value, for future delivery or for services to be performed in the future, to commodities or services.

"Transient vendor" is included in the definition of "peddler."

(Ord. No. 1085, § 4, 47-09)