Exemptions from article
Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-123
in effectThe provisions of this article shall not apply to:
1. 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;
2. Scrap metal purchasers as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.);
3. Authorized scrap sellers;
4. Public utilities;
5. Public transportation companies;
6. Peddlers permitted under § 59.1-118 ;
7. Industrial and manufacturing companies;
8. Marine, automobile, and aircraft salvage and wrecking companies;
9. Governmental entities; or
10. 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.
Code 1950, § 59-151; 1968, c. 439; 2007, c. 917 ; 2011, c. 836 ; 2013, c. 414 ; 2015, c. 626 .
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