§ 120-15. Exclusions.

This chapter shall not apply to the following:

A. 

Any item regulated under this chapter purchased at a location outside of the Town limits of Great Barrington at a distance greater than 25 miles.

B. 

Any item purchased or sold at a public sale as defined in this chapter.

C. 

Any item which is inlaid or woven or made with a precious metal as long as the percentage of the precious metal is less than 5% by weight of the total object. This exception is not to include items that are made of metal, electroplated, mechanically plated, or covered with a thin layer of a precious metal over a majority of the item.

D. 

Any item purchased from a licensed business commonly engaged or licensed in the selling and buying of items regulated under this chapter.

E. 

Any gem not classified as a "precious gemstone" by a recognized authority or professional industry grading agency.

F. 

Any business with a current in force business permit at the time of the adoption of this chapter and already engaged partly or in whole in the type of business actively regulated herein shall not be required to obtain the one-time license required by this chapter but shall be bound by all other requirements set forth.