§ 20-452 Definitions.
AC § 20-452
For the purposes of this subchapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning: a. "Food". Any raw, cooked, or processed edible substances, beverages, ingredients, ice or water used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption. b. "General vendor." A person who hawks, peddles, sells, leases or offers to sell or lease, at retail, goods or services, including newspapers, periodicals, books, pamphlets or other similar written matter in a public space. This definition shall not include a food vendor as defined in subdivision c of section 17-306 of chapter three of title seventeen of this code, or a person required to be licensed under section 20-229 of subchapter seven of chapter two of this title of this code. This definition also shall not include persons who use stands or booths in a public space for the shining of shoes. This definition shall not include a pedicab driver licensed in accordance with subchapter nine of this chapter, who is operating a pedicab registered pursuant to subchapter nine and shall not include a pedicab owner licensed pursuant to such subchapter. c. "General vending business" or "vending business". The business of selling, leasing or offering to sell or lease, at retail, goods or services other than food, engaged in by a general vendor in a public space. d. "Public space". All publicly owned property between the property lines on a street as such property lines are shown on the City Record including but not limited to a park, plaza, roadway, shoulder, tree space, sidewalk or parking space between such property lines. It shall also include, but not be limited to, publicly owned or leased land, buildings, piers, wharfs, stadiums and terminals. e. "Pushcart". Any wheeled vehicle or device used by a general vendor in a public space, other than a motor vehicle or trailer, which may be moved with or without the assistance of a motor and which does not require registration by the department of motor vehicles. f. "Stand". A movable, portable or collapsible structure, framework, device, container or other contrivance, other than a vehicle or pushcart, used by a general vendor in a public space for the purpose of displaying, keeping or storing any merchandise or article required by him or her while acting as such vendor. g. "Vehicle". A motor vehicle or trailer, as defined in the vehicle and traffic law. h. "Vend". To hawk, peddle, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, at retail, goods or services other than food in a public space. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/065 and L.L. 1995/014.
