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SOLICITOR. A person who goes from house to house, door to door, business to business, street to street or any other type of place to place, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise other personal property or services of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples, or that may be described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or performance shall occur at a later time. The absence of samples or catalogs shall not remove a person from the scope of this provision if the actual purpose of the personÓs activity is to obtain or attempt to obtain orders as discussed above. The term shall mean the same as the term CANVASSER. TRANSIENT MERCHANT. A person who temporarily sets up business out of a vehicle, trailer, boxcar, tent, other portable shelter or empty storefront for the purpose of exposing or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell and delivering goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property, and who does not remain or intend to remain in any one location for more than 14 consecutive days. § 113.02 EXCEPTIONS TO DEFINITIONS. (A) (1) For the purpose of the requirements of this chapter, the terms PEDDLER, SOLICITOR and TRANSIENT MERCHANT shall not apply to any person selling or attempting to sell at wholesale any goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property to a retailer of the items being sold by the wholesaler. (2) The terms also shall not apply to any person who makes initial contacts with other people for the purpose of establishing or trying to establish a regular customer delivery route for the delivery of perishable food and dairy products such as baked goods and milk, nor shall they apply to any person making deliveries of perishable food and dairy products to the customers on his or her established regular delivery route. (B) (1) In addition, persons conducting the type of sales commonly known as garage sales, rummage sales or estate sales, as well as those persons participating in an organized multi-person bazaar or flea market, shall be exempt from the definitions of PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS and TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, as shall be anyone conducting an auction as a properly licensed auctioneer, or any officer of the court conducting a court- ordered sale. (2) Exemption from the definitions for the scope of this chapter shall not excuse any person from complying with any other applicable statutory provision or local ordinance. § 113.03 LICENSING OR REGISTRATION. (A) County license required. No person shall conduct business as a peddler, solicitor or transient merchant within the city limits without first having obtained the appropriate license from the county as required by M.S. Ch. 329, as it may be amended from time to time. 182΋tğŭĻ