§ 30-612. Exemptions.

(a)

The following, upon presenting evidence to the mayor or the mayor's designee sufficient to show entitlement to the following classifications, shall be exempted from the requirements that they obtain permits and pay fees prior to any solicitation under this article:

(1)

Persons certified as exempt from federal taxation as nonprofit entities by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

(2)

Persons who operate or engage route salespeople who operate along regularly established routes, where periodic deliveries are made to established customers and prospective customers are called upon from time to time within the regular service area for orders for future periodic deliveries and which persons do not demand, accept or receive payments or deposits of money in advance of final delivery of goods or services.

(b)

Any person defined by subsection (a) of this section as exempt shall be required to register annually with the mayor or the mayor's designee upon forms to be prepared and approved by the mayor or the mayor's designee. Such registration form shall state the name and address of such person, the nature and character of the door to door sales to be carried on, if a partnership the names of the partners, if a corporation the officers and such other information as may be required by the mayor or the mayor's designee and shall be sworn to by the applicant or agent thereof. Such person shall be required to register annually on or before the anniversary date of the original registration in the calendar year in which the person proposes to operate.

(c)

Any person defined by subsection (a) of this section as exempt shall be required to display and state their identification prior to any solicitation. Such identification shall be on a form approved by the mayor or the mayor's designee.

(Code 1977, § 14-5203; Ord. No. 1997-13, §§ 1, 2, 3-10-97)