[Ord. No. 46, 10-6-1969; Ord. No. 188, 1-15-1991; Ord. No. 237, 3-5-2002]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CANVASSER or SOLICITOR
A "canvasser" or "solicitor" is defined as any individual, whether resident of the town or not, taking or attempting to take orders from anyone on the premises of a house, apartment, trailer, or other place of residence for sale of goods, wares, merchandise, including articles of food, or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future, whether or not such individual shall carry or expose for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not.
COMMUNITY EVENT
A community event is defined as an event defined by the Town Council of the Town of Vernon for a specific date or dates and for specific location or locations.
HAWKER or PEDDLER
A "hawker" or "peddler" means any person whether principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor, any goods, wares, merchandise, including articles of food, either on foot or from any animal or vehicle.
ITINERANT VENDOR
An "itinerant vendor" is defined as any person, whether a principal or agent, who engages in a temporary or transient business in this state either in one (1) locality or in traveling from place to place selling goods, wares, merchandise, or conducting any closeout sale and who for the purpose of carrying out such business or sale hires, leases or occupies any building or structure for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, and merchandise; temporary or transient business meaning and including any exhibition and sale of goods, wares, or merchandise which is carried on in any tent, booth, building or other structure, unless such place is open for business during usual business hours at least nine (9) months in each year.
SALESMAN
A "salesman" is any person who shall sell or expose for sale, or solicit orders for any articles of food, or any goods, wares, merchandise, materials or services, or solicit for any contracts within the town to or from anyone on the premises of a house, apartment, trailer, or other place of residence, and shall include canvassers, solicitors, hawkers, peddlers, and itinerant vendors, as defined in this section.
[Ord. No. 46, 10-6-1969; Ord. No. 188, 1-15-1991]
This article shall not apply to:
(1) 
Persons less than sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) 
Persons selling only to stores, institutions, business, industrial, commercial establishments and municipal agencies;
(3) 
Charitable, political, religious and government organizations and their representatives, including public service organizations engaged in soliciting for charitable projects;
(4) 
Persons canvassing, soliciting, or selling exclusively by telephone;
(5) 
Persons delivering food, groceries, fuel oil, milk, and other goods or supplies which have been ordered or contracted for; and
(6) 
Persons exempted by the statutes or laws of the state or persons in possession of valid licenses issued by the state covering the activities which would otherwise be regulated by this article.
[Ord. No. 46, 10-6-1969; Ord. No. 188, 1-15-1991]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall upon conviction thereof be punished in accordance with section 1-9. Each day of engaging in the activities described in section 7-106, without credentials as required by this article, shall be considered a separate offense.