As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CANVASS
To go from house to house, from store to store, from place
to place, or from street to street, or any combination thereof predominantly
seeking contributions, fund-raising, petitioning, soliciting membership,
disseminating information, conducting surveys, soliciting opinions,
or the like.
CANVASSER
Any person, either principal or agent, traveling either by
foot or by any conveyance, who canvasses as herein defined. For purposes
of this chapter, the entity which engages a person or its agent for
the purpose of canvassing is also considered a canvasser within the
meaning of this section and is subject to all provisions herein. Any
person who, by going from house to house, or place of business to
place of business, or any combination thereof, predominantly seeks
contributions, fund-raises, petitions, solicits membership, disseminates
information or conducts activities which would not be characteristic
of a peddler or solicitor.
COMPANY
Any association of individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations,
societies or any other organization.
MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION VEHICLE
A vehicle that contains cooking equipment that produces smoke
or grease-laden vapors for the purpose of preparing and serving food
to the public. Vehicles intended for private recreation shall not
be considered mobile food preparation vehicles.
MOBILE FOOD VENDING
To go from house to house, store to store, from place to
place or street to street, or any combination thereof from a mobile
food preparation vehicle, to deal out, distribute or disperse, to
sell or barter food and/or beverages to the public.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR
The owner or owner's agent or operator of a mobile food
preparation vehicle.
PEDDLE
To go from house to house, from store to store, from place
to place or from street to street, or any combination thereof on foot
or from any vehicle, or to deal out, distribute or dispense, to sell
or barter and make immediate delivery or to offer for sale or barter
and deliver any goods, wares, merchandise, food and/or beverages from
a mobile preparation vehicle, or provisions or items of value or services,
including books or periodicals, in possession of the seller or any
combination thereof at any place within the Village other than from
a fixed place of business, except confectionary, ice cream or ice
cream-like products, milk or milk products and newspapers.
PEDDLER
Includes any person traveling either by foot or conveyance
who peddles as herein defined. The words "peddler," "hawker" and "huckster"
are considered synonymous terms. For the purposes of this chapter,
the entity which engages a person as its agent for the purposes of
peddling or soliciting is also considered a peddler within the meaning
of this chapter and is subject to all provisions herein.
PERSON
Includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation,
unincorporated association and any principal or agent thereof.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way and public
park, square, space or grounds or any publicly owned or leased land
or buildings.
SOLICIT
To go from house to house, from store to store, from place
to place or from street to street, or any combination thereof on foot
or from any vehicle, to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise
or provisions, including books or periodicals, for future delivery,
or for services to be performed at any place within the Village, or
to distribute advertising matter, except confectionary, ice cream
or ice cream-like products, milk or milk products and newspapers.
SOLICITOR
Any person, either principal or agent, traveling either by
foot or by any conveyance, who solicits as herein defined. For purposes
of this chapter, the entity which engages a person or its agent for
the purpose of soliciting is also considered a solicitor within the
meaning of this chapter and is subject to all provisions herein.
STATIONARY LOCATION
Includes any point or distance within 0.3 mile in all directions
of a stationary location.
TRANSIENT BUSINESS
A retail or wholesale business, other than a mobile food
vendor, conducted from a temporary structure or tent, truck, van or
trailer, stand, parking lot or vacant parcel of land, in a public
place or right-of-way or in or on any other place in the Village,
but not:
(1)
Outdoor sales of property or services accessory to a business
conducted within a permanent structure on the same premises, or
(2)
The sale of food products raised or produced on the same premises
or seasonal stand, provided that the principal structure or activities
otherwise comply with the zoning and other laws of the Village.
VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law
of New York.
VEND
To peddle, hawk, sell, barter or lease, or to offer to sell,
barter or lease, or to display for sale, barter or lease any goods,
wares, merchandise or services in a public place.
VILLAGE
The Village of Horseheads, New York.