Village of Potsdam, NY Chapter 67 Auctioneers

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Potsdam 7-12-1971 as Ch. 16, Arts. II and III, of the 1971 Code. Section 67-5 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Appearance tickets — See Ch. 10.

§ 67-1 License required; exception.

A. No person shall engage in the business of auctioneering in this municipality unless duly licensed as hereinafter provided.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to attorneys, judicial sales or sales by a public official or by executors or administrators.

§ 67-2 License fee; expiration of license.

The Administrator shall grant licenses to any person desiring to carry on the business or occupation of auctioneer within this municipality upon payment of a fee of $5 per day or $25 per year, which annual license shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year.

§ 67-3 Required information.

The Administrator may require such information as he deems necessary prior to issuing a license hereunder, but the same information shall be required of all applicants.

§ 67-4 Denial of license.

The Administrator shall have the power to reject any application where he finds that the issuance of a license would be contrary to public health, safety or welfare.

§ 67-5 Penalties for offenses. [1]

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.