(A) No person shall engage in any of the trades, businesses, or professions for which licenses are required by Title XI or by any other ordinance of the municipality or provision of this code without first applying for and obtaining a license from the Clerk or other duly authorized issuing authority.
(B) The municipality shall not require a license for:
(1) The owner of any product of his or her own raising, or the manufacturer of any article manufactured by him or her, to vend or sell, by himself, herself or his or her agent, any such article or product, including but not limited to agricultural articles or products offered or exposed for sale by the producer;
(2) Any person who by state or federal law or constitutional provision has been exempted from obtaining such license;
(3) Any person selling by sample only;
(4) Advertising;
(5) Any sale under order of court or at a bona fide auction;
(6) Any sale at wholesale to a retail dealer.
Statutory reference:
Municipal licensing power, exceptions, see R.C. §§ 715.27, 715.48, and 715.60 - 715.68