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Columbia Exemptions ordinance (§ 13-29)

Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article II. Occupation Licenses

In short: Farmers and producers (and their employees) who sell or peddle fruits, vegetables or garden products grown on their own land in Missouri are exempt from the article's license rules, but must file a sworn certificate with the business license administrator giving the land's full legal description, certified by the county assessor. Wholesale salespeople for nonresident wholesalers selling to city retailers, delivery people whose employers are licensed by the city, and attractions under direct contract with the Boone County Fair are also exempt.

Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.

The terms of this article shall not be held to include persons selling for nonresident, bona fide wholesale establishments to retail dealers in the city, nor to persons making deliveries whose employers have been duly licensed by the city, nor shall it include or apply to farmers or producers or any employee of any farmer or producer who offers for sale or sells, or who peddles from house to house or in any market, fruits, vegetables or garden products produced and grown by such farmer or producer from lands cultivated by such farmer or producer within the state; however, every such farmer or producer who claims exemption from the license requirements of this article shall file with the business license administrator a certificate under oath, setting forth the full legal description of the land upon which such farm or garden products are produced and grown, and which certificate is certified to by the county assessor of the county in which such land is located; and, all attractions, devices, races or exhibitions under direct contract with the Boone County Agricultural and Mechanical Association (Boone County Fair) are exempt.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-29

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.