(225 ILCS 465/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1652)
Sec. 2.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
"Transient merchant" means any person
who is engaged temporarily in the retail sale of goods, wares or merchandise
in this State and who, for the purpose of conducting such business, occupies
any building, room, vehicle, structure of any kind, or vacant lot. However,
this Act does not apply to any person selling goods, wares or merchandise
which are raised, produced or manufactured by him, to any person selling
vegetables, fruit or perishable farm products at an established city or
village market, to any person operating a store or refreshment stand at
a resort, to any person operating a stand or booth on or adjacent to property
owned by him or upon which he resides, to any person operating a stand
or booth at a State or county fair, or to any person operating a stand or
booth at a trade show, exposition, convention or similar event.
This Act does not apply to any person holding a valid license, issued by a
county or municipality, to engage in retail sales.
"Itinerant vendor" means any person who transports tangible personal
property for retail sale within this State who does not maintain in this
State an established office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse,
service center or residence from which such business is conducted. However,
this Act does not apply to any person who delivers tangible personal property
within this State who is fulfilling an order for such property which was
solicited or placed by
mail or other means.
This Act does not apply to any person holding a valid license, issued by a
county or municipality, to engage in retail sales.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
firm,
association or other entity.
"New and unused property" means tangible personal property that is acquired
in
the ordinary course of business by the unused property merchant directly from
the
producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer that (i) has not been used
since its
production or manufacture or (ii) is in its original and unopened package or
container, if
the personal property was packaged when originally produced or manufactured.
(Source: P.A. 91-874, eff. 6-30-00.)
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