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Section 3. Exceptions to Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms Peddler, Solicitor, and Transient Merchant shall not apply to: 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 be required to register as a solicitor under Section 7. 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. 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. 4. Any person selling products of a farm or garden which that person occupies and cultivates. 5. Any person making deliveries of 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 for a for -profit business. 6. Any person conducting the type of sale commonly known as garage sales, rummage sales, or estate sales. 7. Any person participating in an organized multi -person bazaar or flea market. 8. Any person conducting an auction as a properly licensed auctioneer. 9. Any officer of the court conducting a court -ordered sale. Exemption from these definitions shall not, for the scope of this chapter, excuse any person from complying with any other applicable statutory provision or requirement provided by another city ordinance. A person exempt from these definitions must still obey a placard posted by a property owner or tenant as described in Section 10. Section 4. Licensing; Exemptions. 1. County License Required. No person shall conduct business as a transient merchant within the city limits without first having obtained a Transient Merchant License from Ramsey County. 2. City License Required. Except as otherwise provided for by this Ordinance, no person shall conduct business within the City of Gem Lake as a peddler or a transient merchant without first obtaining a license from the City. Solicitors need not be licensed but are required to register with the city pursuant to Section 8. 3. Application. An application for a city license to conduct business as a peddler or transient merchant shall be made at least fourteen (14) regular business days before the applicant desires to begin conducting a business operation within the city. Application for a license shall be made on a form approved by the City Council and available from the office of the city clerk. All applications shall be signed by the applicant. All applications shall include the following information: 1. The applicant's full legal name. 2. Any and all other names under which the applicant has or does conduct business, or to which the applicant will officially answer to. 3. A physical description of the applicant (hair color, eye color, height, weight, any distinguishing marks or features, and the like). 4. Full address of applicant's permanent residence. Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Merchants Ordinance No. 111