§ 5.12.011. Definitions.

Peddle or solicit means selling, offering for sale or soliciting orders for goods or services or distributing, disseminating or gathering information by written or spoken word upon the streets, sidewalks or alleys of the city, or by going from place to place whether by foot or by other means of transportation.

Not for profit peddling or not for profit soliciting means any peddling or soliciting activity conducted by a charitable organization as defined in Title 4.

For profit peddling or for profit soliciting means any peddling or soliciting activity conducted by any organization not meeting the criteria for a charitable organization as defined in Title 4.

Local peddler means a person or business with a valid business license properly issued by a political subdivision within the boundaries of Washoe County, Nevada or whose residence is located within the boundaries of Washoe County, Nevada, where such residence is not a hotel, lodging house, apartment house, rooming house, motel or single-family dwelling with any rental period of less than 28 consecutive days.

Non-local peddler means a person or business who is not deemed to be a local peddler.

Temporary merchant means any person who engages in the business of selling, offering for sale or soliciting orders for goods or services from a single location for period of seven days or less.

Temporary merchant shall not include any person who has been issued a street vendor license under the provisions of this title.

(Ord. No. 4765, § 1, 7-8-97; Ord. No. 5313, § 1, 2-26-02)