Except as provided in subsection G of this section, no person shall be required to obtain a license in the following instances:
A. A solicitor doing business by appointment.
B. A solicitor taking orders for the future door to door delivery of newspapers.
C. Salespeople selling goods to retail or wholesale stores or to professional or industrial establishments.
D. The conduct of "garage sales" or "rummage sales".
E. No license shall be required for vendors as a preliminary step to the establishment of a regular route service for the sale and delivery of such commodities or the providing of such services to regular customers.
F. School aged children selling items for fundraisers.
G. Any canvassing, soliciting or fundraising for the purpose of charitable organizations if such an organization is registered with the state department of commerce pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota statutes, sections 309.515, 309.52, and 309.53 as a charitable organization or exempted pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota statutes 309.515, provided documentation is filed with the city clerk giving the following information:
1. Name and address of the organization;
2. Name, address and physical description of the person seeking to register on behalf of the organization;
3. Names and addresses of all of the officers and no more than four (4) directors of the organization;
4. Period during which canvassing, solicitation or fundraising is to be carried on;
5. Purpose of the cause for which registration is sought; and
6. Evidence of registration with the department of commerce or exemption from registration pursuant to Minnesota statutes 309.515.
Upon receipt of the statements required in this subsection and receipt of evidence that such organization is a charitable organization, the city clerk shall issue a license without a license fee. (Ord. XVI.55, 6-7-2005)