[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Newbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets, sidewalks and commons — See Ch. 88.
[Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting 3-3-1914 by Art. 21 as Chapter 4]
No person shall be a dealer or collector of junk, old metals, and second hand articles, from place to place in this town, without a license.
[Amended 3-19-1940 ATM, Art. 24; 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
The Selectmen may license suitable persons to be collectors, or dealers in, or keepers of shops, yards or other premises for the purchase, sale, or barter, of junk, old metals, or second-hand articles, and including without limiting the foregoing, the Selectmen may issue motor vehicle junk licenses to any suitable persons whose principal business is the buying of second-hand motor vehicles for the purpose of remodeling, taking apart or rebuilding the same, or the buying or selling of parts of second hand motor vehicles or tires, or the assembling of second-hand motor vehicle parts and may make such additional rules, regulations and restrictions as they deem proper, not inconsistent with the provisions of law or of these by-laws.
[Amended 3-19-1940 ATM, Art. 24]
Application for licenses for the purposes of carrying on within the town a business described in § 71-2 of this Chapter shall be advertised in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Newbury, at least seven days before a public hearing is to be held by the Board having authority to grant said license. Notice of such hearing shall also be mailed at least seven days before the date of the hearing to all parties owing real estate abutting on the proposed location.
[Amended 3-19-1940 ATM, Art. 24]
Every keeper of a junk shop, yard or other premises set forth in § 71-1 of this Chapter shall keep a book in which shall be written at the time, every purchase of any article mentioned in § 71-2, a description thereof, the name, age, and the residence of the person from whom, and the day and the hour when such purchase was made, and such book shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the Board of Selectmen and the Chief of Police or of any person by them or by-law, authorized to make such inspections.
[Amended 3-19-1940 ATM, Art. 24]
Every keeper of a junk shop, yard or other premises set forth in § 71-2 of this Chapter shall display in a suitable and conspicuous place in his premises a sign having his name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon in large letters, and such shop and all articles and merchandise therein may, at all times, be examined by the Board of Selectmen and the Chief of Police, or by any person by them or by law, authorized to make such examination.
[Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting 3-16-1965 by Art. 27]
[Amended 3-15-1966 ATM, Art. 12; 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 33]
A. 
No person shall store or place, or permit to be stored or placed, on premises which he owns, leases or occupies, any debris, junk, scrap metals or other waste materials or products, which in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen shall be considered detrimental to the public safety, health and good unless the same shall be within a building or area unexposed to the view of the public and abutters.
[Amended 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
B. 
Persons in violation may be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty ($50.00) dollars for each offense. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35]
No Person shall leave any partially dismantled non-operating, wrecked, junked or unregistered motor vehicle on any publicly maintained way within the Town.
[Added 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35]
No person in charge or in control of any property within the Town, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise shall allow more than one operative unregistered motor vehicle and no other unregistered motor vehicle to remain on such property, except as provided in §§ 71-9 and 71-11 of this By-Law.
[Added 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35; amended 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
The Board of Selectmen may issue a permit to keep, store, or allow more than one such motor vehicle to remain on such property.
[Added 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35]
Each such permit shall (1) specify the maximum number of such motor vehicles that may be kept, stored or allowed to remain on such property and (2) be limited to a reasonable period of time not exceeding two years and (3) be a personal privilege of the applicant and not a grant attached to and running with the land.
[Added 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35]
This By-Law shall not apply with regard to a motor vehicle in an enclosed building; a motor vehicle on the property of a farming or business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner when necessary to the operation of such enterprise; or a motor vehicle in an appropriate storage place depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the Town.
[Amended 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 35; 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
Such permits or conditions granted may be revoked at the pleasure of the Board of Selectmen for any non-compliance of regulations or conditions of said permits and persons in violation may be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty ($50.00) dollars for each offense. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.