The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to:
(A) Persons making solicitation solely for a church, religious organization or charitable organization, including any unincorporated association or corporation under the supervision of any church, charitable organization or religious organization exempted under the tax provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
(B) Any organization exempted under the tax provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code or applicable laws, statutes, and codes of the State of Indiana.
(C) Students soliciting contribution to finance extracurricular, academic, social, athletic, artistic, scientific, or cultural programs, provided that the solicitation has been approved by the principal, school board, or an educator or administrator within the school corporation.
(D) Persons canvassing for the purpose of distributing political literature or materials on behalf of a political party, candidate or public issue or introducing themselves as a supporter of a candidate, political party, cause or issue.
(E) Persons making solicitations solely for a nationally recognized youth organization such as YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, or similarly recognizable boys’ and girls’ clubs.
(F) Persons or business participating in a festival, block party, or other street party type event that has been authorized and approved by the Board of Works for the city.
(G) Any newspaper or any publication printing news of a general nature, and keeping advertising space therein open to the public and the publishing of general advertising matter.
(H) Any business entity that has been permitted, authorized, or requested to solicit at a residence by the citizen owning the residence or any citizen occupying the residence as a tenant in possession.
('76 Code, § 18-21) (Ord. passed 5-3-01; Am. Ord. 1998-15, passed 8-3-98; Am. Ord. 2014-18, passed 3-2-15)