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ORDINANCE 83-15 The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as follows: Section 722 - Transient Merchants, Peddlers and Hawkers. 722.00 - Definitions. combination of words, have the meanings set Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words, terms and phrases as used in Section 722.00 et. seq. shall forth in the following paragraphs: 1. "Transient Merchant" shall mean any person, individual, partnership, or corporation, whether principal, employee or agent, who engage in, do, or transact any temporary or transient business in this city, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place in this city, selling goods, wares, and merchandise; and who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hire, lease, occupy, or use a building, structure, vacant lot, railroad car or any public property or right-of-way, for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, and merchandise. 2. "Hawker" and "peddler" shall mean any person with no fixed palce of dealing who travels around from place to place, or from street to street carrying, or transporting goods, wares, and merchandise, offering the same for sale or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. 3. "Goods, wares and merchandise" does not include: a. fresh vegetables and produce sold on a seasonal basis; b. personal and household effects sold at a "garage" or estate sale held at or in a residential property; c. prepared foods sold for immediate consumption, such as ice cream cones or bars, popcorn, hotdogs, etc. 722.02 - License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor- ation to engage in the activities of peddling, hawking or transient selling without being licensed as provided in this ordinance. A separate license must be obtained for each place of business. 722.04 - License Application. The initial application for the license provided in this Section should be made to the City Administrator by filing the annual license fee and by completing an application form or forms as provided by said City Administrator. In addition to such information as the City Administrator may require, the application shall include: 1. Whether the applicant is a natural person, a corporation, a partnership or other form of organization. 2. The true name and street address and telephone number of 'the applicant. 3. Whether the applicant has ever used or has been known by a name other than his, or its, true name~ and if so, what was such name or names and information concerning dates and places used.