All peddlers, hawkers, itinerant vendors, and every person who displays samples, models,
goods, wares or merchandise on a temporary basis in any hotel, motel, store, storehouse,
house, vehicle or any other place, for the purpose of securing orders for the retail
sale of such goods, wares or the like kind or quality, either for immediate or future
delivery, shall obtain a license based on a fee in an amount as established by the
mayor and city council from time to time, provided that an itinerant vendor of agricultural
products purchased directly from farmers or an itinerant vendor of seafood products
who has either harvested the seafood himself or has purchased the seafood directly
from commercial fishermen or shrimpers shall obtain a license in an amount as established
by the mayor and city council, from time to time. The license taxes levied by this
section shall not apply to all persons who are exempt from license taxes levied by
the state.
