Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1603
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Exemptions
Official statutory text
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 Page 584
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.
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 Page 584
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.
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