The following activities shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this division:
(1) The agent or representative of a jobber or wholesaler calling on customers on a regularly established route;
(2) Any sales of merchandise damaged by smoke or fire, or of bankrupt concerns, where such stocks have been acquired from merchants of the city regularly licensed and engaged in business; provided, however, no such stocks of merchandise shall be augmented by new goods;
(3) Persons living in the city who hold garage sales, which consist of sales of used domestic merchandise for two days or less duration, no more than twice per year;
(4) Art exhibits where participating artists sell their original works and which do not contain any sales of artwork purchased elsewhere and held for resale, providing said art exhibits are sponsored by a local responsible organization;
(5) The sale of agricultural products grown by the seller in this county that have conformed to the requirements provided in section 32-141(b)(3);
(6) Peddlers selling to or soliciting orders from retail business houses only;
(7) Peddlers going to a house or place at the express invitation of the owner or occupant of such house or place;
(8) Persons engaged in a business or activity of which the state or federal government has exclusive authority to regulate;
(9) Persons distributing or selling newspapers, pamphlets, handbills, or other written or printed matter sold or distributed for the purpose of disseminating news, information, or religious materials;
(10) Governmental entities;
(11) Persons or transactions associated with solicitations of bona-fide nonprofit charitable organization;
(12) Persons or transactions associated with bona-fide trade shows, exhibits, expositions, or conventions, where all purchases, sales, or exchanges are made in connection with, and within the confines of the trade show, exhibit, exposition, or convention site;
(13) Persons or transactions associated with fairs, rodeos, festivals, or other events sponsored by civic or community organizations, schools, churches, the chamber of commerce, or local government entity.
(Prior Code, § 5-112; Ord. of 11-8-2016)