(a) Notwithstanding § 37101 of the Government Code, § 7284 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or Section 16000 of this code, no county or city and county shall require a regulatory license or impose a regulatory license fee with respect to the solicitation of donations for the support of veterans by federally chartered veterans’ organizations specified in Title 36 of the United States Code.

(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit licensing and regulation of business-related activities, such as those involving the sale or exchange of goods or services.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 138, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)