Peddler/Solicitor/Transient Merchant Application
PEDDLER: A person who goes from house-to-house, door-to-door , business-to-business, street-to-street, or any type of place-to-place, for the purpose of offering for sale, displaying or exposing for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering immediately upon sale, the goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property that the person is carrying or otherwise transporting. The term PEDDLER shall also mean the same as the term HAWKER.
SOLICITOR: A person who goes house-to-house, door-to-door, business-to-business, street-to-street, or any type of place-to-place, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for goods, wares, products, merchandise, other personal property or services of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples, or that may be described in a catalog or by other means, and for which delivery or performance shall occur at a later time. The absence of samples or catalogs shall not remove a person from the scope of this provision if the actual purpose of the person's activity is to obtain or attempt to obtain orders as discussed above. The term shall mean the same as the term CANVASSER. Solicitors need not be licensed, but are still required to register with this form.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT: A person who temporarily sets up business out of a vehicle, trailer, boxcar, tent, other portable shelter or empty store front for the purpose of exposing or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell, and delivering goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property and who does not remain or intend to remain in any one location for more than 14 consecutive days.