§ 345.01 — Definitions

Sec. 345.01. - Definitions.

Entertainment venue means any place holding an event for which admission is charged. Admission includes: a cover charge, admission fee, entry fee, a required donation, rental fees for chairs, seats, tables or other furnishings, a required minimum purchase (other than a general policy prohibiting loitering by non-customers) or any other fee required to enter or remain on the property. An event includes: sporting events of any kind at any level, musical performances by live performers or a presentation that is presented by a live or recorded speaker, disc jockey, DJ, or other announcer who introduces or actively moderates a presentation, or dancing by patrons. Peddler means any person who shall sell or offer for sale goods or wares, or other articles of value including event tickets The term "peddler" shall not apply to any person who may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by themselves or who sells at a stand at one (1) of the public markets. Solicitor means any person traveling either by foot, motor vehicle, or any other type of conveyance from place to place, house to house, or street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares, merchandise, for future delivery, whether or not such individual carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale; provided, however, that this chapter shall apply only to solicitors who demand, accept or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final delivery, and provided that he is not a transient merchant or peddler as defined herein. Transient merchant means any person, individual, copartnership and corporation, both as principal and agent, who engages in, does or transacts any temporary and transient business in this state, either in one (1) locality or in traveling from place to place in this state, selling goods, wares and merchandise, and who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hires, leases, occupies or uses a building, structure, vacant lot or railroad car for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise.

(Ord. No. 17708, § 1, 1-23-90; C.F. No. 07-992, § 1, 12-12-07)