§ 117.31 EXEMPTIONS.

   The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

   (A)   Any person distributing milk or food products or other commodities from house to house where a license has been issued for an established route;

   (B)   The delivery of goods, wares or merchandise, products or provisions or anything of value or to the rendering of services, or to the taking of orders or by the solicitation therefor, by a person engaged in such business at a fixed place of business in the city, but this exemption shall not relieve any person from complying with the provisions of this subchapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or by conducting such transient business in connection with a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader or merchant;

   (C)   Any person entering in or upon any property or the purpose of obtaining satisfaction of a lawful obligation theretofore incurred by the occupant or occupants thereof;

   (D)   Commercial agent or salesperson for wholesale houses or firms selling goods, wares or merchandise, or any commodity or service to, or soliciting orders therefor from retail or wholesale dealers or from manufacturers, or to contractors;

   (E)   Any person selling tickets of admission or entertainments, lectures or events to be held for religious or charitable or educational purposes;

   (F)   Any person requesting donations for a candidate for political office or recognized political party or organization;

   (G)   Any charitable organization as defined in § 117.15;

   (H)   Every honorably discharged or honorably relieved soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States or Confederate States who served in the Civil War, Indian War, the Spanish- American War, any Philippine Insurrection, the Chinese Relief Expedition, the World War of 1914 and years following, or World War II, who is physically unable to obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and who is a voter of this state, may distribute circulars, and hawk, peddle and vend any goods, wares or merchandise owned by him, except spirituous, malt, vinous or other intoxicating liquor, without payment of any license, tax or fee whatsoever, and the City Council shall issue to such soldier, sailor or mariner without cost, license therefor;

   (I)   Any person for which the requirement of a license tax amounts to an undue burden upon interstate commerce pursuant to Section § 110.07 of this code shall be entitled to an exemption from or a reduction of the license tax as determined by the provisions of § 110.07;

   (J)   A sidewalk vendor or vending vehicle operator as defined in § 114.10.

('61 Code, § 15B.3) (Ord. 967, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1037, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1056, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1767, passed 12-15-21)