§ 12-176. Definitions.

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:

Canvasser means one who, in a given area, goes from house to house in an effort to take orders for goods.

Interstate commerce means soliciting, selling or taking orders for any goods, wares, merchandise, photographs, newspapers or magazines, or subscriptions to newspapers or magazines which, at the time the order is taken, are in another state or will be produced in another state and shipped or introduced into this city in the fulfillment of such orders.

Itinerant merchant means those persons who, for a short period of time, locate in a city and make sales and deliveries of their goods as established merchants do.

Solicitor means any person who goes from house to house, or place to place, in the city, filling or taking orders for, or offering to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise or any article for future delivery.

(Code 1966, § 5-2; Code 1982, § 26-1; Ord. No. 1491, § 2, 4-11-1974)