Section 17511.2

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Justice.

(b) “Item” means any goods and services, and includes coupon books which are to be used with businesses other than the seller’s business.

(c) “Owner” means a person who owns or controls 10 percent or more of the equity of, or otherwise has claim to 10 percent or more of the net income of, a telephonic seller.

(d) “Person” includes an individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other business entity.

(e) “Principal” means an owner, an executive officer of a corporation, a general partner of a partnership, a sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship, a trustee of a trust, or any other individual with similar supervisory functions with respect to any person.

(f) “Purchaser” or “prospective purchaser” means a person who is solicited to become or does become obligated to a telephonic seller.

(g) “Salesperson” means any individual employed, appointed or authorized by a telephonic seller, whether referred to by the telephonic seller as an agent, representative, or independent contractor, who attempts to solicit or solicits a sale on behalf of the telephonic seller. The principals of a seller are themselves salespersons if they solicit sales on behalf of the telephonic seller.