§ 133-9. Exemptions.  


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  • The following persons or organizations shall be required to obtain a vendor's license in the manner required by this chapter, except that such persons or organizations shall be exempt from any fee provisions otherwise required by this chapter:
    A. 
    Honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces of the United States and a veteran of any war who shall have obtained a license from the County Clerk of the County of Niagara pursuant to the provisions of § 32 of the General Business Law of the State of New York. However, such persons must present the license issued by the County Clerk to the City Clerk, who will issue a City license without payment of registration fee. Such persons shall otherwise be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
    B. 
    Vendors of newspapers, farmers and growers of farm and garden produce.
    C. 
    Salesmen calling on and selling directly to governmental, business and commercial establishments.
    D. 
    Salesmen duly licensed by the State of New York while engaged in the activity for which they are licensed.
    E. 
    Minors 18 years of age or under engaged in providing such services as snow shoveling, grass cutting, leaf raking, lawn clearing and other similar home services as an independent contractor.
    F. 
    Solicitations, sales or offers on behalf of a society, association or corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, civic, patriotic, benevolent, religious, philanthropic purposes and not for pecuniary benefit, no part of the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, when such solicitation, sale or offer is carried out on behalf of such society, association or corporation by volunteers or persons employed on an annual basis for a fixed wage or salary.
    G. 
    Solicitations at the regularly appointed meetings or services in the regular place of worship or exercises of any church, religious society, lodge, benevolent order or fraternity, labor union, veterans organization or political party, fire company or any branch thereof.
Amended 11-2-1983