[Ord. No. 1053, 5-24-2011]
HAWKER AND PEDDLER — Any person, either principal or agent,
who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town
carrying for sale or barter any goods, wares or merchandise either
on foot, on or from any animal or vehicle, not in a fixed location.
PROMOTER — A business or person who operates for the purpose
of either directly or indirectly renting, leasing, or granting a license
to use space to any vendor for the display for sale or for the sale
of tangible personal property or services subject to tax under MGL
c. 64; and before commencing business as a promoter must be licensed
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SHOW — A flea market, craft show, antique show, art show,
coin show, stamp show, comic show, and any similar show, either indoor
or outdoor, whether held regularly or of a temporary nature, at which
more than one vendor displays for sale or sells tangible personal
project subject to tax.
TAG SALE — The privately operated sale of household goods
and furnishings by an individual for a period of no more than three
days within any three-month period of any calendar year.
TEMPORARY BUSINESS — The sale of goods, wares, or merchandise
which is carried on in any building, structure, motor vehicle, tent,
hotel room, apartment, shop, or on any street, alley, parking lot,
plaza, park, or other place within the City, unless such place is
open for business during usual business hours for a period of at least
12 consecutive months. For purposes of this article, a temporary business
shall not include a privately operated tag sale or estate sale of
household goods and furnishings, a trade or hobby show exhibition
of no more than three days, any temporary sale conducted by a duly
registered nonprofit organization, or a "sidewalk sale" of merchandise
sold by a permanent business where such merchandise is customarily
sold inside the premises.
TRANSIENT VENDOR — As any person, firm, or corporation,
whether as owner, agent, consignee, or employee, whether a resident
of the City or not, who engages in a temporary business of selling
and delivering goods, wares, and merchandise within the City, either
in one locality or in traveling from place to place.