The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
Itinerant merchant
means any person, 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
or rental of goods, wares, food products and merchandise within said city, and who,
in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure,
motor vehicle, tent, railroad box car or public room in hotels, lodginghouses, apartments,
shops, or any street, alley, public or private parking lot, or other place within
the city, for the exhibition and sale or rental of such goods, wares and merchandise,
either privately or at public auction, 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 only for the purpose of securing
orders for future delivery only. The person so engaged shall not be relieved from
complying with the provisions of this article merely by reason of associating temporarily
with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient
business in connection with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader,
merchant or auctioneer. The term "itinerant merchant" shall also include transient
merchants, and itinerant vendors, and mobile food establishments as defined in section 12-20 of this Code.
Peddler
means any person, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling by foot, wagon,
motor vehicle, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to
house, or from street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares
or merchandise, offering and exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering
articles to purchasers. The term "peddler" shall include the terms "hawker" and "huckster."
