Va. Code § 59.1-123: Exemptions from article

The 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; or10. 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.