It shall be unlawful for any direct seller to engage in direct
sales within the City of Glenwood City without being registered for
that purpose as provided herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
Includes any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic or eleemosynary
person, partnership, association or corporation, or one purporting
to be such, but not including religious organizations.
CLERK-TREASURER
The City of Glenwood City Clerk-Treasurer or Deputy Clerk-Treasurer.
DIRECT SELLER
Any individual who, for him/herself or for a partnership,
association or corporation, sells goods, or takes sales orders for
the later delivery of goods, at any location other the permanent business
place or residence of said individual, partnership, association or
corporation, and shall include, but not be limited to, peddlers, solicitors
and transient merchants. The sale of goods includes donations required
by the direct seller for the retention of goods by a donor or prospective
customer.
GOODS
Includes personal property of any kind and shall include
goods provided incidental to services offered or sold.
PERMANENT MERCHANT
A direct seller who, for at least one year prior to the consideration
of the application of this chapter to said merchant:
A.
Has continuously operated an established place of business in
this City; or
B.
Has continuously resided in this City and now does business
from his/her residence.
PERSON
All humans of any age or sex, partnerships, corporations,
associations, groups, organizations and any other description of a
collection of human beings working in concert or for the same purpose
or objective.
Any person denied registration may appeal the denial through
the appeal procedure provided by ordinance or resolution of the Common
Council or, if none has been adopted, under the provisions of §§ 68.07
through 68.16, Wis. Stats.