§ 5.20.040. Transient merchants and itinerant vendors—license required.

A.

As used in this chapter, "Transient merchant" means any person who is engaged temporarily in the retail sale of goods, wares or merchandise in the city and who, for the purpose of conducting such business, occupies any building, room, vehicle, structure of any kind or vacant lot. However, this act does not apply to any person selling goods, wares or merchandise which are raised, produced or manufactured by him, to any person selling vegetables, fruit or perishable farm products at an established city or village market, to any person operating a store or refreshment stand at a resort, to any person operating a stand or booth on or adjacent to property owned by him or upon which he resides, or to any person operating a stand or booth at the Georgetown fairgrounds.

B.

"Itinerant vendor" means any person who transports tangible personal property for retail sale within the city who does not maintain in the city an established office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, service center or residence from which such business is conducted. However, this act does not apply to any person who delivers tangible personal property within the city who is fulfilling an order for such property which was solicited or placed by mail or other means.

C.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, firm, association or other entity.

D.

No person shall engage in the business of or act as a transient merchant or itinerant vendor within the city without first having obtained a license therefor as set forth in Sections 5.20.050 through 5.20.070.

(Ord. 658, 1987; Ord. 425-A §4).