Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

No person shall solicit contributions for any charitable or religious purpose within the City of Gatlinburg without a permit from the city manager authorizing such solicitation. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any locally established church or organization organized and operated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes and not operated for the pecuniary profit of any person, if the solicitations by such established person or group are conducted among the members thereof by other members or officers thereof, voluntarily and without renumeration for making such contributions, or if the solicitations are in the form of collections or contributions at the regular assembly or services of such locally established organizations or churches. (1976 Code, § 5-301)