A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person solely by reason of the fact that he or she is engaged in the business of entertaining the public by demonstrations of mind-reading, mental telepathy, thought conveyance, or the giving of horoscopic readings, at public places and in the presence of and within the hearing of other persons at which no questions are answered, as part of such entertainment, except to permit all persons present at such places to hear such answers.
B. No person shall be required to pay any fee or take out any permit for conducting or participating in any religious ceremony or service when such person holds a certificate of ordination as a minister, missionary, medium, healer, or clairvoyant, hereinafter collectively referred to as minister, from any bona fide church or religious association maintaining a church and holding regular services and having a creed or set of religious principles that is recognized by all churches of like faith: provided that:
1. Except as provided in subdivision 3 of this subsection, the fees, gratuities, emoluments, and profits thereof shall be regularly accounted for and paid solely to or for the benefit of the bona fide church or religious association, as defined in this subsection.
2. The minister holding a certificate of ordination from such bona fide church or religious association, as defined in this subsection, shall file with the Chief of Police a copy of the minister's certificate of ordination with the minister's name, age, street address, and phone number in the city where the activity set forth in this subsection is to be conducted.
3. Such bona fide church or religious association, as defined in this subsection, may pay to its ministers a salary or compensation based upon a percentage basis, pursuant to an agreement between the church and the minister which is embodied in a resolution and transcribed in the minutes of such church or religious association.
(Ord. 2556 § 1 (part), 1985).