For the purposes of this chapter:
"Bartering"
means the act of a person who seeks to trade goods or services without the exchange of money.
"Canvassing"
means the act of a person who approaches another person with the purpose to solicit votes, orders, subscriptions, or the like; or to conduct a survey on a given subject.
"Itinerant merchant"
means one who carries goods, wares, or merchandise from place to place, or from house to house, selling or offering the same for sale generally, or one who brings a stock of goods, wares, merchandise or musical instruments into the City, and who sells or offers to sell the same at retail without making the same a permanent and continuous business within the City, or who advertises that he or she is bringing to the City for sale any bankrupt stock of goods, wares, or merchandise.
"Peddling"
means the act of a person to travel about selling a trade, service or wares without the intention of establishing a permanent residence, domicile, or place of business within the City.
"Soliciting"
means the act of a person who seeks trade, advertising, contributions, magazine subscriptions, candy sales, or the like, by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application.
(Ord. 376 §3, 1986; Ord. 435 §1, 1998; Ord. 438 §1, 1998)
(A) 
No person shall engage in an activity included in this chapter without first obtaining a license therefor from the City Recorder. The term of a license shall be one day unless otherwise indicated. A person engaged in carrying on two or more businesses shall pay the license fee required for each of them.
(B) 
The activities covered by this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
Auctions;
(2) 
Bartering;
(3) 
Canvassing;
(4) 
Carnival/Circuses;
(5) 
Itinerant Merchant;
(6) 
Peddling;
(7) 
Soliciting.
(C) 
The fees for these temporary business licenses shall be as determined by resolution set forth by the City Council.
(Ord. 376 §4, 1986; Ord. 435 §1, 1998; Ord. 438 §1, 1998)