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Page 2 of 7 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. TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Any person whose business in the city is temporary or seasonal and consists of selling and delivering merchandise within the city, and who in furtherance of the purpose uses or occupies any structure, vehicle or other place for the exhibition and sale of the merchandise. (Prior Code, § 612.01) (Ord. 01 -89, passed 2 -13 -1989) § 613.02 EXCEPTIONS TO DEFINITIONS. (1) For the purpose of this chapter, the terms peddler, solicitor and transient merchant shall not apply to the following: (a) Persons doing business by appointment; (b) Persons selling or attempting to sell at wholesale their goods, wares, products or merchandise to retail, wholesale, professional or industrial establishments; (c) Persons conducting the type of sales commonly known as garage sales, rummage sales or estate sales, as well as anyone conducting an auction as a properly licensed auctioneer or any officer of the court conducting a court- ordered sale; (d) No licenses shall be required for vendors as a preliminary step to the establishment of a regular route service for the sale and delivery of commodities or the providing of services to regular customers; and (e) School aged children selling items for fund raisers. (2) Exception from the definitions for the scope of this chapter shall not excuse any person from complying with any other applicable statutory provision or local ordinance. (Prior Code, § 612.03) (Ord. 01 -89, passed 2 -13 -1989) § 613.03 RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (1) Any organization, society, association or corporation desiring to solicit or have solicited in its name money, donations of money or property or financial assistance of any kind or desiring to sell or distribute any item of literature or merchandise for which a fee is charged or solicited from persons other than members of the organizations upon the streets, in office or business buildings, by house to house canvass or in public places for a charitable, religious, patriotic, philanthropic or otherwise non - profit purpose shall be exempt from § 613.04 of this chapter, provided a sworn application in writing on a form furnished by the city is filed which shall include the following information: (a) Name and purpose of the cause for which the license is sought; (b) Names and addresses of the officers and/or directors of the organization; http:// w° ww.amlegal.com /nxt /gateway.dll/ Minnesota/ linolakes _mn /600businessandactivityl... 11/4/2010