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PERSON. Any natural individual, group, organization, corporation,partnership. or similar association. PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER. Any person, including a corporation or other entity, who, for compensation, performs any solicitations or other services for a religious, politician, social, or other charitable organization. REGULAR BUSINESS DAY. Any day during which the city hall is normally open for thepurpose of conducting public business. Holidays defined by state law shall not be considered regular business days. SOLICITOR. A person engaged in for -profit business who goes door-to-door for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise, other personal property, or services for which delivery or performance shall occur at a later time. TRANSIENT MERCHANT. A person who engages in temporary or transient for -profit business in the city selling or attempting to sell goods,wares, products, merchandise or other property, and who for the purpose of carrying on such business hires, leases, occupies or uses a vehicle, trailer, boxcar, tent, portable shelter, or vacant lot for the exhibition and sale of such items, or who leases or intends to occupy a building or portion thereof for fewer than four (4) months for the exhibition and sale of such items. SECTION 3. EXCEPTIONS TO DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms PEDDLER, SOLICITOR, and TRANSIENT MERCHANT shall not apply to: 3.1 Non-commercial door-to-door advocates and canvassers. Nothing within this ordinance shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict non-commercial door-to-door advocates and canvassers. Person engaging in such activity shall not berequired to. register as a solicitor under Section 7. 3.2 Any person selling or attempting to sell at wholesale any goods, wares, products, merchandise, or other personal property to a retail seller of the items being sold by the wholesaler. 3.3 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 or milk. 3..4 Any person. selling products of a farm. or garden which that person occupies. and cultivates. 3.5 Anyperson making deliveriesof newspapers, newsletters, or other similar publications on an established customer delivery route, or when publications are delivered to the community at large, even if the publications contain advertising or solicitations fora for -profit business.