It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, have or possess milk bottles, milk cans or milk bottle crates for sale or for exchange for a consideration or for shipment within the State or from the State, excepting only wholesale and retail dealers in milk bottles, milk cans and milk bottle crates who pay a license to the city or town in which they operate and who purchase milk bottles, milk cans and milk bottle crates from the manufacturers or their representatives for the purpose of resale to dairymen and persons operating milk depots.