The provisions of this article shall not apply to or affect the following:
(a) Person selling goods pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.
(c) Any sale conducted by any merchant or mercantile or other business establishment from or at a place of business wherein such sale would be permitted by the zoning regulations of the City or under the protection of the nonconforming use section thereof or any other sale conducted by a manufacturer, dealer or vendor and which sale would be conducted from properly zoned premises and not otherwise prohibited in other ordinances.
(d) Any bona fide charitable, eleemosynary, educational, cultural or government institution or organization when the proceeds from sale are used directly for the institution or organization’s charitable purposes and the goods or article are not sold on a consignment basis.
(1984 Code 8-10-17)