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For the purpose of this chapter, a "solicitor" shall be defined as any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery or services to be furnished or performed in the future whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not, provided that such definition shall include any person who for himself or for another person hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent, railroad boxcar, boat, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery. Nothing herein shall apply to non-profit, political, civic, religious or charitable organizations.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-116; Ch. 23, § I, 4-21-98; Ch. 672, § II, 6-6-17)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.