Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 465/2 – Definitions
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“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.
“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.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 465/2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
“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.