[Adopted STM 9-30-1974 by Art. 9 as Ch. V, Secs.
6 through 11, of the 1975 Bylaws]
No persons shall be dealers in or keepers of shops for the purchase or sale or barter of junk, old metals or secondhand articles or go about collecting the same in this town unless they are duly licensed by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
140 of the General Laws.
The provisions of the Article shall not apply to officers or employees
of the Town, county, state or federal government, or any subdivision thereof,
when on official business, nor to a person soliciting solely for religious,
charitable or political purposes.
Any such registration may be revoked by the Selectmen or the Chief of
Police because of any violation by the registrant of this article or whenever
the registrant shall cease to possess the qualifications and character required
in this article for the original registration.
[Amended STM 11-21-1991 by Art. 20]
Any person who carries on any of the activities described in §§
143-2 or
143-4 after such person's registration or certificate has been revoked shall pay a fine or penalty for each offense of $50.
[Adopted STM 10-4-1990 by Art. 10]
[Amended ATM 5-20-2003 by Art. 22]
A. No person shall engage in the business of buying, selling,
exchanging or assembling secondhand motor vehicles or parts thereof or allow
any property under his control to be used as a place of sale or display of
motor vehicles without securing a license from the Board of Selectmen under
MGL c. 140, § 59.
B. The total number of Class 2 licenses currently issued
under MGL c. 140, § 58 and § 59 and those licenses hereafter
granted at any one time shall not in the aggregate exceed more than 17, except
this section shall not apply to licensed premises lawfully in existence and
lawfully used in accordance with MGL c. 140, § 58 and § 59.
[Amended ATM 5-15-2007 by Art. 30]
[Amended STM 11-21-1991 by Art. 28]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by local police, Massachusetts
Environmental Police and local officials appointed to enforce these regulations.