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When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

A. “Canvasser” includes any person, whether a resident of the city or not, who goes from house to house, from place to place, or from street to street, soliciting or taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares, periodicals, or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for service to be performed in the future, whether or not the 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. Such definition includes any person who, for himself, or for another person, firm or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, motor vehicle, trailer, structure, tent, apartment, shop or other place within the city for the primary purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery; provided, that those persons soliciting orders for goods to be shipped interstate are not included.

B. “Hawker” includes every person, either as principal or agent, selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, articles, things, or personal property of whatever name, nature, or description, by peddling the same from house to house, upon any street, highway, or public place, who shall make public outcry or give any musical or other public entertainment to make any public speech to draw customers or attract notice is defined to be a hawker within the meaning of this chapter.

C. “Peddler” includes any person, whether a resident of the city or not, who goes from house to house, from place to place, or from street to street, conveying or transporting goods, wares or merchandise or offering or exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers.

D. “Transient merchant” includes any person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, agent, consignee, or employee, whether a resident of the city or not, 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, apartment, shop, 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 auctions; 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 order for future delivery only. The person, firm or corporation so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local-dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient business in connecting with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer. (Ord. 1330, §2, 1980).