Sec. N-1. 32 MRSA §4681, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1983, c. 285, is further amended to read:
7. Transient seller of consumer merchandise. "Transient seller of consumer merchandise" means any person who engages in the business of selling merchandise to consumers by means of personal contact or telephone contact, whether or not the seller is present in the State at the time of the contact or the time of sale, and who does not have, for the purposes of carrying on such business, any permanent place of business within this State. "Transient sellers of consumer merchandise" does not include persons who sell at public fairs, expositions or bazaars or members selling on behalf of public service organizations. "Transient sellers of consumer merchandise" does not include persons who sell exclusively by mail contact, except for persons who offer merchandise or money prizes as free of charge, such as contest prizes or gifts for answering a survey, but who require the recipient to pay something of value in order to participate in this offer, including, but not limited to, entrance fees, processing fees or handling charges. A "transient seller of consumer merchandise" does not include a supervised lender as defined in Title 9-A, section 1-301, subsection 39.
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