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REGULAR BUSINESS DAY. Any day during which the city hall is normally open for the <br />purpose of conducting public business. Holidays defined by state law shall not be <br />considered regular business days. <br /> <br />SOLICITOR. A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door, business-to- <br />business, street-to-street, or any other type of place-to-place movement, for the purpose of <br />obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise, other <br />personal property, or services of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples, <br />or that may be described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or <br />performance shall occur at a later time. The absence of samples or catalogs shall not remove <br />a person from the scope of this provision if the actual purpose of the person’s activity is to <br />obtain or attempt to obtain orders as discussed above. For purposes of this ordinance, the <br />term solicitor shall have the same meaning as the term canvasser. <br /> <br />TRANSIENT MERCHANT. A person who temporarily sets up business out of a vehicle, <br />trailer, boxcar, tent, other portable shelter, or empty store front for the purpose of exposing <br />or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering goods, wares, products, <br />merchandise, or other personal property and who does not remain in any one location for <br />more than fourteen (14) consecutive days. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. EXCEPTIONS TO DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms <br />PEDDLER, SOLICITOR, and TRANSIENT MERCHANT shall not apply to: <br /> <br />3.1 Non-commercial door-to-door advocates and canvassers. Nothing within this <br />ordinance shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict non-commercial door-to-door <br />advocates and canvassers. Person engaging in such activity shall not be required to register <br />as a solicitor under Section 7. <br /> <br />3.2 Any person selling or attempting to sell at wholesale any goods, wares, products, <br />merchandise, or other personal property to a retail seller of the items being sold by the <br />wholesaler. <br /> <br />3.3 Any person who makes initial contacts with other people for the purpose of <br />establishing or trying to establish a regular customer delivery route for the delivery of <br />perishable food and dairy products, such as baked goods or milk. <br /> <br />3.4 Any person selling products of a farm or garden which that person occupies and <br />cultivates. <br /> <br />3.5 Any person making deliveries of newspapers, newsletters, or other similar <br />publications on an established customer delivery route, or when publications are delivered <br />to the community at large, even if the publications contain advertising or solicitations for <br />a for-profit business. <br /> <br />3.6 Any person conducting the type of sale commonly known as garage sales, rummage <br />sales, or estate sales.