The provisions of this article shall not apply to:\n1. The sale of secondhand material mentioned in § 59.1-117 taken from premises occupied by the owner, when sold by such owner on the premises, or the sale of such articles when purchased from a public utility corporation at its place of business or a governmental agency;\n2. Scrap metal purchasers as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.);\n3. Authorized scrap sellers;\n4. Public utilities;\n5. Public transportation companies;\n6. Peddlers permitted under § 59.1-118;\n7. Industrial and manufacturing companies;\n8. Marine, automobile, and aircraft salvage and wrecking companies;\n9. Governmental entities; or\n10. The donation of secondhand material mentioned in § 59.1-117 by the material's owner or the owner's contractor or subcontractor to a nonprofit corporation as defined in § 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code or the sale of such donated material by such a nonprofit corporation.\nCode 1950, § 59-151; 1968, c. 439; 2007, c. 917; 2011, c. 836; 2013, c. 414; 2015, c. 626.
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