§ 5.04.030. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases are defined:

"Business" means any activity, trade, calling, profession, or occupation engaged in by any person with the object of gaining benefit, profit, or advantage for anyone.

"Fixed place of business" means a separate and distinct business establishment regularly kept open with an agent for such business in attendance.

"Peddler" means any person who, at any place other than a fixed place of business, offers for sale and immediate delivery any goods, wares, merchandise, or thing in the possession of the peddler. "Peddler" does not include salesmen or agents for wholesale firms that sell only to retail dealers for resale and to manufacturers for manufacturing purposes. "Peddler" does not include an individual who operates a booth at a special event, where the special event applicant/coordinator/manager has already paid a business license fee.

"Person" means any natural person or persons, partnership, trust, corporation, association, society, club or other entity.

"Solicitor" means any person who goes from house to house or place to place, whether by appointment or otherwise, whose purpose is taking orders for or offering to sell goods, wares, merchandise or other things of value for future delivery or for services to be performed or who makes telephone calls for such purposes to persons within the unincorporated portion of Madera County.

(Ord. No. 475D, § 1, 12-10-13)