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4 5.au <br />SEC. 5.30. SOLICITOR AN_Q__.TRAN5ICNT_MERC11ANT'5. <br />Subd. 1. Purpose. This Sectior, is not intended to in <br />any way hinder, delay or interfere with legitimate business or <br />organizational activities. The Council finds, however, that <br />solicitors have used public streets and their direct contact with <br />residents of the City for the illegitimate solicitation practices <br />of harassment, nuisance, theft, deceit, or menacing, troublesome <br />or unlawful activities. This Section is intended to ferret out <br />and control: (1) businesses and organizations using solicitation <br />as a means of concealing unlawful activities; and, (2) businesses <br />and organizations which, though its activities be lawful or even <br />commendable, use such illegitimate practices in solicitation; and, <br />(3) individual natural persons who, though they represent lawful <br />businesses and organizations, use such illegitimate solicitation <br />practices; and, (4) businesses send _tX_aIfs ent__.mexch_anta, though <br />legitimate, which cause, or are likely to cause, a traffic hazard <br />or other inconvenience or danger to persons or property. The <br />Council further finds that a large number of the residents of the <br />City are employed as their livelihood and means of support by <br />manufacturing plants and other businesses on shifts rotating <br />between night and day; and to disturb them during their sleeping <br />hours for the purpose of solicitation is a source of nuisance or <br />even harassment and should be subject to control. <br />Subd. 2. Definitions. The following terms, as used in <br />this Section, shall have the meanings stated: <br />A. "Solicitor" means any person making the <br />solicitation, including such common terms as "peddler", "transient <br />merchent" and "canvasser". <br />B. "Solicitee" means the person solicited. <br />C. "Goods" means any tangible thing of value, but <br />not including money, things in action or intangible personal <br />property other than merchandise certificates or coupons as herein <br />described. The term includes such chattels as are furnished or <br />used at the time of sale or subsequently in the modernization, <br />rehabilitation, repair, alteration, improvement or construction of <br />real property so as to become a part thereof whether or not <br />severable therefrom. The term also includes merchandise <br />certificates or coupons, issued by a retail seller, not redeemable <br />it cash and to be used in their face amount in lieu of cash, in <br />exchange for goods or services :-)ld by such seller. <br />any kind. D. "Services" means work, labor, or services of <br />E. "Established pl..,(-" means real estate in the <br />City owned, leased or occupied or —Oh-to-month or term -certain <br />longer than sixty (60) consecuti%t The term includes a <br />booth, compartrt,-4nt, or area lease, i_,.iigned during and for the <br />length of an event or occasion. <br />ORONO CC 119 (4-1-84) <br />