Definitions

For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:

Director of finance: The term "director of finance" shall include his/her authorized deputy, assistant or agent.

Publish, advertisement, etc.: The words "publish," "publishing," "advertising," and "advertisement" shall include all means of conveying to the public notice of a sale or notice or intention to conduct a sale whether by word of mouth, newspaper advertisement, magazine advertisement, handbill, written notice, printed display, billboard display, poster, radio announcement and all means, including oral, written or printed.

Sale, sales: The words "sale" and "sales" are defined to be the sale, or an offer to sell, to the public goods, wares and merchandise of any and all kinds and descriptions on hand and in stock in connection with a declared purpose, as set forth by advertising on the part of the seller and anticipatory to the termination, closing, liquidation, revision, winding-up, discontinuance, conclusion or abandonment of the business in connection with such sale. They shall also include any sale advertised to be a "bankruptcy sale" or any sale in which the terms "bankrupt" or "bankruptcy" are used in connection with advertising pertaining to such sale. They shall also include "adjustment sale," "creditor's sale," "liquidation sale," "reorganization sale," "alteration sale," "executor's sale," "administrator's sale," "insolvency sale," "fire sale," "insurance salvage sale," "mortgage sale," "assignee's sale," "adjuster's sale," "receiver's sale," "loss-of-lease sale," "closing-out sale," "wholesaler's closing-out sale," "creditor's committee sale," "forced-out-of-business sale" and all sales advertised in such a manner as reasonably to convey to the public that, upon the disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and be discontinued.

(Code 1967, § 31-9; Code 1980, § 32-29; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17)