§ 45.03. Definitions.

The following words for purposes of this Chapter are defined as follows:

(1)

Agent. An individual representing a place of business, whether as an officer, employee, agent or independent contractor, who is engaged in a door-to-door canvass, selling, demonstrating or taking orders for any goods, wares or merchandise, or services; or taking orders from samples where goods are to be delivered later.

(2)

Business. An individual, partnership, association, organization or corporation acting as the commercial enterprise which provides the organizational framework or supervisory function for solicitors or peddlers.

(3)

Peddler. An individual traveling by foot, automotive vehicle, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance from place to place, house to house or from street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales or delivery articles to purchasers, or who, by traveling from house to house, shall sell or offer the same for sale from a vehicle or conveyance. Anyone who solicits orders and as a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchasers as a part of the scheme or design to evade the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a peddler, subject to the provisions of this Chapter. The word "peddler" shall also include the words "hawker" and "huckster."

(4)

Solicitor. Any individual, traveling either by foot, automobile, motor truck or any other type of conveyance from place to place, house to house or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares or merchandise, subscriptions, or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not. "Solicitor" shall include persons engaged in soliciting information door-to-door for the purpose of polls, surveys and similar activities for a commercial purpose, but shall not include persons engaged in the exercise of their constitutional rights of freedom of speech and political activity.

(5)

Person shall be defined as any individual, company, corporation, co-partnership or association.

(6)

Goods, Wares and Merchandise shall be held to include the exchange of a photograph, coupons or tickets for goods or merchandise.

(7)

License Official, as used in this Chapter, shall mean the Director of Economic Development of the City of Orlando.

(8)

Exceptions. The terms "peddler," "solicitor" or "agent" shall not include the following:

(a)

Milk, water, bakery, grocery, or other food products vendors licensed by the City of Orlando.

(b)

Individuals peddling, soliciting or canvassing for charitable or religious purposes, as provided for in Chapter 51.

(c)

Laundry, dry cleaning, rug cleaning, garment storage, linen supply, towel supply and diaper services, delivery and route men operating from clearly identifiable vehicles, and newspaper delivery men on regular routes.

(d)

Service or repair men responding to service calls as an agent of a person issued a valid Business Tax Receipt.

(e)

Representatives and salespersons for cosmetic, cleaning or food storage products conducting a prearranged visit to demonstrate their product line.

(Ord. of 6-21-1971, § 1; Ord. of 1-10-1983, Doc. #17494; Ord. No. 2015-57, § 1, 11-16-2015, Doc. #1511161210)