§ 15-217. Exemptions.

(a)

Persons, businesses and organizations exempted from local regulation by operation of state or federal law, or by the Constitution of the United States, or of the state, are exempt from the requirements of this article.

(b)

Representatives or agents of charitable or nonprofit organizations or corporations registered with the secretary of state, or tax-exempt organizations which have been recognized as such by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Treasury Department, shall be treated as exempt from the provisions of division 2 of this article, provided that such organization first supplies proof of the recognized status to the police department, and has received from such department written confirmation of its exempt status. The organization shall then furnish each of its agents or representatives with a copy of the confirmation letter. The organization shall then furnish the regulatory enforcement unit of the police department with a list of such agents or representatives, and shall promptly notify the unit of changes in the list.

(c)

Any sales representative who calls upon prospective customers at their prior invitation shall be treated as exempt from the provisions of division 2 of this article.

(d)

Any sales representative who does not demand, accept or receive payments in advance of final delivery and who has had, for the previous six (6) months, a regularly established place of business or permanent residence in the county from which the sales representative transacts business or solicits orders on a continuing and ongoing basis within the county, shall be treated as exempt from the provisions of division 2 of this article. Any person who is exempt under this subsection must be soliciting orders only for goods capable of being delivered at one (1) time and must have on such person proper identification which substantiates the claim to an exemption. In this subsection, "proper identification" means any document issued by a governmental agency containing a description of the person, such person's photograph and giving such person's date of birth, and includes without being limited to a passport, military identification card, driver's license or an identification card issued by the police department, but shall not include a birth certificate.

(Code 1976, § 7-1162; Ord. No. 89-19, § 1, 5-9-89; Ord. No. 11-02, Pt. I, § 1, 11-27-01)

State law reference

Exemption for blind persons, disabled veterans, etc., from license fees, O.C.G.A. § 43-12-1 et seq.