Oklahoma § 19-1603 - Exemptions

§ 19-1603. Exemptions

A. The provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act shall

not apply to:

1. Sales at wholesale to retail merchants by commercial

travelers or selling agents in the usual course of business;

2. Wholesale trade shows or conventions;

3. Sales of goods, wares, or merchandise by sample, catalog or

brochure for future delivery;

4. Fairs and convention center activities conducted primarily

for amusement or entertainment;

5. Any general sale, fair, auction, or bazaar sponsored by any

church or religious organization;

6. Any sale sponsored by schools and universities or any

charitable organization;

7. Trade fairs;

8. Flea markets;

9. Garage sales held on the premises devoted to residential

use;

10. Sales of crafts or items made by hand and sold or offered

for sale by the person making such crafts or handmade items;

11. Sales of agricultural products, including Christmas trees

and firewood;

12. Sales made by a seller at residential premises pursuant to

an invitation issued by the owner or legal occupant of such

premises;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

13. Any person who maintains a permanent place of business in

this state and has a registered agent therein upon whom process,

notice, or demand permitted by law may be made;

14. Any person whose participation with a "transient merchant"

or in the "temporary or transient business" is limited to providing

any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real estate;

15. Fireworks; or

16. Bibles.

B. A transient merchant not otherwise exempted from the

provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act shall not be

relieved or exempted from the provisions of the Transient Merchant

Licensing Act by reason of associating himself temporarily with any

local dealer, auctioneer, trader, contractor, or merchant or by

conducting such temporary or transient business in connection with

or in the name of any local dealer, auctioneer, trader, contractor,

or merchant.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.