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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 09 June 8, 2004 Page 9 1 1130.01 Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the terms defined in this Subsection have the 2 following meanings: 3 4 Subd.1. "Peddler"means a person who goes from house to house, from place to place,or 5 from store to store conveying or transporting goods,wares or merchandise or offering or 6 exposing the same for sale or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. 7 8 Subd.2. "Solicitor"means a person who goes from house to house, from place to place, 9 or from street to street soliciting or taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, 10 wares, merchandise or personal services for future delivery or performance. 11 12 Subd.3. "Transient Merchant"means a person who engages in any temporary and 13 transient business selling goods, wares and merchandise from a building, structure, 14 vacant lot, vehicle or trailer in a zoning district where it is allowed by this Code. 15 16 1130.02 Registration Required. No peddler, solicitor or transient merchant shall sell or offer for 17 sale any goods, wares, or merchandise within the City unless registered as provided in 18 this Section. The nonrefundable registration fee is set forth in Section 615. Any 19 peddler, solicitor or transient merchant dealing with merchandise to be delivered to 20 customers in Minnesota directly from points outside of Minnesota is exempt from 21 payment of the registration fee. Any person soliciting money, donations or financial 22 assistance for a religious or charitable organization or selling merchandise for a fee on 23 behalf of such an organization is exempt from payment of the fee,but is required to 24 register with the City. 25 26 1130.03 Conditions for Registration. Registration with the City Clerk must occur at least five 27 days prior to the date when the activity is to commence. Persons registering must file 28 with the City Clerk an accurate sworn registration statement on a form furnished by the 29 City Clerk, giving the following information:. 30 31 (a) Name and physical description of the applicant. 32 (b) Complete home and local address of the applicant and, in the case of 33 transient merchants, the local address from which proposed sales would be 34 made. 35 (c) A brief description of the nature of the business and the product or 36 services involved. 37 (d) If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with 38 credentials establishing the exact relationship. 39 (e) The dates and hours of the day during which the activity will be carried 40 on. 41 (f) The source of supply of any goods or property proposed to be sold or 42 orders taken for the sale thereof, where such goods or products are located 43 at the time registration is filed and the proposed method of delivery. 44 (g) A statement as to whether or not the registrant has been convicted of any 45 crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance of any 46 municipality other than traffic violations, the nature of the offense and 47 punishment or penalty assessed.