(A) The following businesses/persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless otherwise regulated under G.S. §§ 66-385 through 66-399 (pawnbrokers and cash converters), G.S. §§ 66-405 through 66-419 (precious metals) and G.S. §§ 66-420 through 66-439 (secondary metals):
(1) A person or business whose only business transactions with secondhand goods in the town consist exclusively of donated items and/or purchases from 501(c)(3) organizations,
(2) A person or business whose only business transactions with secondhand goods in the town consist of the sale of personal property acquired for household or other personal use such as garage sales, yard sales, estate sales and/or auctions held by a licensed auctioneer.
(3) A person or business whose only business transactions with secondhand goods in the town consist of a display space, booth or table maintained for displaying or selling merchandise at any trade show, convention, festival, fair, flea market, swap meet or similar event that is not in a fixed location.
(4) Fixed location antique dealers whose sole business involves the buying, selling and trading of antiques.
(5) Businesses whose sole business involves the buying, selling, trading, and selling on consignment of clothing, shoes, books and animals.
(6) Auction house businesses whose sole business involves the buying, selling and trading of property by auction open to the public.
(7) Businesses whose sole business involves the buying, selling, and trading of property registered by the state department of transportation, division of motor vehicles.
(B) Purchase or exchange transactions with a fair market value totaling less than $25.00 shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless otherwise regulated under G.S. §§ 66-385 through 66-399 (pawnbrokers and cash converters), G.S. §§ 66-405 through 66-419 (precious metals) and G.S. §§ 66-420 through 66-439 (secondary metals).
(Ord. passed 12-1-14)