- (a) General rule.— With regard to transient merchants, a city shall have power, by ordinance, to regulate and license the transient merchant, including requiring that a license be procured prior to commencement of transient merchant activity.
- (b) Penalty.— An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection (a) may impose a penalty of not more than $500 for a violation of its provisions and may provide for other means of enforcement.
- (c) License fee.— The fee for a transient merchant license shall not exceed $250 for each month during which any sale or solicitation is continued.
(d) Definition.— As used in this section, the term "transient merchant" shall:
(1) include all of the following:
- (i) Transient wholesale and transient retail businesses for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise within the city.
- (ii) Transient charitable solicitors for the solicitation of charitable contributions within the city.
(2) not include any of the following:
- (i) Farmers selling their own produce.
- (ii) Persons selling donated goods, wares and merchandise if the proceeds of the sale are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic purpose.
- (iii) A person selling bakery products, meat and meat products or milk and milk products, if that person is the manufacturer or producer of the products sold.