Persons engaged in the following described activities are exempt from the duty of applying for a license under this chapter:
(A) Persons selling at wholesale to merchants for the purpose of resale;
(B) Persons selling or distributing newspapers;
(C) Persons selling tangible personal property or services to business enterprises;
(D) Persons who sell, at their permanent residence in the city, works of art or craft made or created by such person or a member of each such person’s immediate family;
(E) Persons licensed by the state to sell real estate or insurance or licensed as transient vendors of drugs;
(F) Persons selling or distributing livestock feeds, as defined by the laws of the state;
(G) Persons selling or delivering tangible personal property or services through a permanent business licensed through the city;
(H) Persons selling or distributing fresh fruit or vegetables cultivated by such person;
(I) Persons conducting and selling admissions to or for theatricals, shows, rides, sports and games, concerts, circuses, carnivals or any other public amusement where no sales of other products are involved and such sales are made on the premises where the event is to be conducted;
(J) Persons selling tangible personal property at a garage, basement or yard sale held at one of the persons’ premises; and
(K) Persons selling food and beverages at a food establishment regulated pursuant to the Iowa Code.