No permit under this chapter shall be required by any person to solicit at the residence of any member of any religious, charitable, political, fraternal, civic or other group or organization for which such person is then soliciting; provided, that such person then has on his person, and exhibits to any police officer or other person upon request therefor, a then valid certificate issued by such organization or group authorizing such person to solicit at the residence of its members. Nor shall any permit under this chapter be required by any person while acting under and carrying a then valid certificate issued within ninety days by a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which has established its tax exempt status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is organized and operating primarily for youth improvement, or for any religious or charitable purpose or for the purpose of providing any service or activity conducted or supported by any community chest or like community aid fund, or for any hospital service, which certificate states that such solicitor is a person of good moral character and is acting as a solicitor for, or under the sponsorship, authority or direction of, the issuer of such certificate and will not retain any part of the money paid to him for any item or service ordered and will receive no payment in money or property for his service as such solicitor; provided, that the certificate is exhibited to any police officer or other person upon request therefor. Nor shall any permit under this chapter be required by any person while acting under a valid license issued to him by any agency of the State of California authorizing him to solicit as an incident to an occupation regulated by State law; provided, that such license is exhibited to any police officer or other person upon request therefor. Nor shall any permit under this chapter be required by any person while responding to an invitation or appointment or by any person at any place on a route or in a territory assigned exclusively to him pursuant to any employment or contract for the regular daily, or other periodic, delivery or sale of milk, bread, water, cosmetics, brushes, toilet articles, newspapers, CATV services or similar articles or services, including gardening, spraying, window cleaning, floor waxing and similar services; provided, that any such person referred to in this sentence shall have been so engaged in such activity in such area for a period of at least thirty days prior to any soliciting therein by such person and is not wanted, and has not been held, by the police for investigation of, and has not been convicted of, or arrested for, any crime referred to in Section 3.36.010 of this chapter. In the case of any religious, charitable, political or other not-for-profit corporation, not mentioned above, a permit shall be required, however no fee or fingerprinting shall be required. (Ord. 2635 § 4, 1988: Ord. 2476 § 3, 1983: Ord. 1844 § 2 (part), 1972).