The following are excluded from the application of this chapter. This section does not constitute authorization to sell in the public right of way or City parks, unless by City Council resolution or listed below.
1. Newspapers. Persons delivering, collecting for, or selling subscriptions to newspapers.
2. Club Members. Members of local civic and service clubs, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and similar organizations.
3. Local Residents and Farmers. Local residents and farmers who offer for sale their own products.
4. Students. Students representing the Sheldon School District and local parochial schools conducting projects sponsored by organizations recognized by the school.
5. Religious Groups. Local religious groups and churches.
6. Route Sales. Route delivery persons who only incidentally solicit additional business or make special sales.
7. Resale or Institutional Use. Persons customarily calling on businesses or institutions for the purposes of selling products for resale or institutional use.
8. Minor Businesses. An on-site transactional business traditionally operated exclusively by a person under the age of 18, operated on an occasional basis for no more than 89 calendar days in a calendar year.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.3[13])
9. Fire Fighters, Emergency Management, Ambulance Team, and Police. Paid and volunteer members of the Sheldon Fire Department, Sheldon Community Ambulance Team, Sheldon Emergency Management Agency, and the Sheldon Police Department.
10. Annual Celebrations. The annual Sheldon Celebration Days (under the supervision of the Sheldon Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation and the City), the City’s annual fireworks celebration, and other community events as directed by resolution of the Council.
11. School Events. Transient merchants set up on school grounds at any of the City’s established public or private schools with classroom in the City (currently but not limited to NW Iowa Community College, St. Patrick’s Elementary, Sheldon Christian School, and any school with Sheldon Community School District does not need a permit if operating with written permission on school grounds (excluding public rights of way) for school sponsored event and if such written permission is on visible display and can clearly be seen by customers. The City and Sheldon Polic Department to no provide background screening services for organizations or applicants.