§ 6.80.010. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in his section have the meanings ascribed to them herein, as follows:

(1)

"Advertising" means the publication or causing to be published of any information designed for the purpose of procuring or causing or inducing any other person to attend a land sales presentation in Clark County by means of newspaper or periodical; radio or television broadcast; telephone call; billboard or other sign; or written, printed or photographic material produced by any duplicating process producing ten copies or more; and includes, but is not limited to, any material used to induce customers to visit Clark County, particularly vacation certificates which require the holder or holders of such certificates to attend or submit to a land sales presentation by the person employing such advertising or any other person.

(2)

"Business location" includes but is not limited to every station, stall, booth or office used for the purpose of soliciting prospective customers for land sales presentations.

(3)

"Customer" means any person solicited to purchase any land or interest therein.

(4)

"Knowingly" means having actual knowledge of, or reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further investigation or inquiry into the manner in which a solicitation was made.

(5)

"Land" means any land or lot, parcel or tract of land with respect to which a sale is attempted, whether the same is located within the state of Nevada or elsewhere.

(6)

"Land sales presentation" means any offer to sell or the sale of any land to a person or unit who has previously been the object of a solicitation to attend such presentation.

(7)

"Offer to sell" means any offer to sell, exchange, lease, assign, reserve, option or otherwise convey any land or interest therein.

(8)

"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint venture, company, society or association and includes both the singular and plural.

(9)

"Sale" means any sale, exchange, lease, assignment or other transaction designed to convey any land or interest therein.

(10)

"Solicitation" means any conduct for the procurement or inducement of prospective customers to attend any land sale presentation and includes, but is not limited to, the use of the following methods: Advertising; offering gifts or other free benefits; promoting group meetings; or using slides and movies.

(11)

"Unit" means each person to whom a solicitation is made, or each couple consisting of husband and wife.

(12)

"Unit broker" means any person who engages in the business of making solicitations to prospective customers to attend land sales presentations, or any person who engages in the business of selling land who employs other persons to make solicitations to prospective customers to attend land sales presentations, but does not include a person employed by such unit broker.

(Ord. 447 § 1, 1974: Ord. 372 § 3, 1971)