§ 19-1. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

Solicitor shall include any person who goes from house to house, from place to place or from street to street, soliciting or taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise, including magazines, books, periodicals, photographs or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such order or whether or not he is collecting advance payments on such orders.

Peddler shall include any person, who goes from house to house, from place to place or from street to street for the purpose of offering for sale, displaying or exposing for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering immediately upon sale, the goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property that the person is carrying or otherwise transporting. "Peddler" shall not include vendors of milk, bakery products, groceries, food products or ice, who distribute their products to regular customers on established routes.

Person. Any natural individual, group, organization, corporation, partnership or association. As applied to groups, organizations, corporations, partnerships and associations, the term shall include each member, officer, partner, associate, agent or employee.

Regular business day. Any day during which the city hall is normally open, for the purpose of conducting public business. Holidays defined by state law shall not be counted as regular business days.

Transient merchant shall include any person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, agent, consignee or employee, who engages in a 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, structure, motor vehicle, trailer, tent, railroad boxcar, boat, public room in hotels, lodging houses, apartments, shops or any street, alley or other place within the city for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise, either privately or at public auction; provided that, such definition shall not be construed to include any person, firm or corporation, who, while occupying such temporary location, does not sell from stock, but exhibits samples for the purpose of securing orders for future delivery only.

(Code 1971, § 20-1; Ord. No. 2002-24, § 1, 10-8-02)

State law reference

Term "transient merchant," defined, M.S. § 329.099.