The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:
(A) Any sales under court order;
(B) Special events as proclaimed by the City Council;
(C) Any organization exempt from taxation as provided by 26 USC 501(c)(3) and (4) and meeting all the requirements for the exemptions provided by 26 USC 503;
(D) Sales of fresh farm or garden produce not to exceed three (3) consecutive days in any seven (7) day period.
(E) School age children selling various fundraising items including, but not limited to, Girl and Boy Scouts, school sponsored sporting or music events, school age clubs such as Optimists.
(F) Any person selling or distributing newspapers or magazines or distributing free samples from his or her person;
(G) A bona fide auction sale;
(H) Traveling salespersons, commercial travelers or the like who exclusively or primarily sell to or solicit orders for future delivery to local retailers, local businesses, local governments, local schools or local wholesale firms and catering services or the sale of prepared foodstuffs, entering private property with permission of occupants, for sale or distribution to such occupants;
(I) Any person operating a vehicle for hire;
(J) Contribution solicitation where the person being solicited to contribute personally knows the identity of the person soliciting the contribution, the name of the group or organization he/she represents, and the nature of the services performed or offered by the group or organization;
(K) Any political group soliciting funds or membership;
(L) Garage, yard or similar sales by persons at their residence not exceeding twice in one calendar year, not to exceed two (2) days each, which sales shall not include business inventory or items that have been purchased for the purpose of resale at another garage sale;
(M) Any solicitation of information for a telephone book or a City directory by a company representative;
(N) All nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, including school districts, and any organization exempt from taxation as provided by 26 USC 501 and meeting all the requirements for the exemption provided by 26 USC 503. This exemption is limited to two (2) times in one calendar year, not to exceed three (3) consecutive days each; or one time in one calendar year, not to exceed fourteen (14) consecutive days.
(O) A sale made pursuant to prior negotiations between the parties at a business establishment at a fixed location in the City where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale;
(P) The handing out of business cards by a person upon request of the receiving party;
(Q) The selling, distributing or offering for sale only, periodicals from a coin operated machine. (Ord. 575, 11-22-1999; amd. Ord. 709, 3-22-2021)