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A. “Peddler” means any person, corporate or individual, firm or other entity, whether resident of the Town or not, who travels or whose agent travels from place to place, from house to house, from street to street or business to business for the purpose of selling, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, edible foodstuffs or other provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales and delivering such articles to purchasers. It is further provided that a person who solicits orders and, as a separate transaction, makes delivery to purchasers as a part of the scheme or design to evade the provisions of this title shall be deemed a peddler subject to the provisions contained in this chapter; provided, that the definition shall include any person or firm who, for himself or itself or for another person or firm, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, permanent or temporary structure, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop, or any street, alley, sidewalk or other place within the Town.

B. “Solicitor” means any person, corporate or individual, firm or other entity, whether resident of the town or not, who travels, or whose agents travel, from place to place, from house to house, from street to street or from business to business taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares and merchandise, edible foodstuffs, or other personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether collecting advance payments on those sales or not; provided, that the definition shall also include any person or firm who, for himself or itself or for another person or firm, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, permanent or temporary structure, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop, or any street, alley, sidewalk or other place within the Town.

C. “Transient merchant” means any person, corporate or individual, firm or other entity, whether owner or otherwise, whether a resident of the town or not, who engages or whose agents engage in a temporary business of selling and delivering goods, wares, merchandise, edible foodstuffs, services or provisions within the town, and who, in furtherance of that purpose, shall include any person or firm who, for himself or itself or for another person or firm, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, permanent or temporary structure, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop, or any street, alley, sidewalk or other place within the Town.

D. “Canvasser” means any person, corporate or individual, firm or other entity, whether owner or otherwise, whether a resident of the Town or not, who travels or whose agents travel from place to place, from house to house, from street to street or business to business to solicit orders, or who conducts a survey of public opinion and who, in furtherance of that purpose, shall include any person or firm who, for himself or itself or for another person or firm, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, permanent or temporary structure, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop, or any street, alley, sidewalk or other place within the Town.

E. “Demonstrator” means any person, corporate or individual, firm or other entity, whether owner or otherwise, whether a resident of the Town or not, who travels or whose agents travel from place to place, from house to house, from street to street or business to business demonstrating products for sale, and who, in furtherance of that purpose, shall include any person or firm who, for himself or itself or for another person or firm, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, permanent or temporary structure, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop, or any street, alley, sidewalk or other place within the Town. ((O)07-01, 01/17/2007)