[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook as Ch. 14, Art. VI, of the 1967 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 126.
Garbage collection — See Ch. 137.
Licenses — See Ch. 153.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 178.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 185.
Dealers in secondhand merchandise — See Ch. 195.
[Amended 12-20-1976 by L.L. No. 24-1976]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
JUNK CART
Any vehicle in the streets, used for the purpose of collecting or selling junk, old rope, old metal, rubber, paper, rags, bagging, slush or empty bottles.
JUNK DEALER
Anyone dealing in the purchase or sale of junk, old rope, old metal, rubber, paper, rags, bagging, slush or empty bottles, in large or small quantities, including junk cartmen.
In addition to the businesses, places, trades, occupations and things required to be licensed by statute or other ordinances of the village, junk dealers and junk cartmen must be duly licensed as herein provided.
[Amended 12-20-1976 by L.L. No. 24-1976]
The annual license fee of each junk dealer, junkman or junk cartman shall be $75.
When an applicant for a license hereunder has not engaged in the business or occupation until after the expiration of more than six months of the current license year, the license fee for the remaining period of the current license year shall be 1/2 the yearly fee, and said fee shall be paid for the remaining six months or fraction thereof during which the business has been or will be conducted.
[Amended 12-20-1976 by L.L. No. 24-1976]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a business regulated herein unless such person shall have complied with the provisions of this chapter and shall have obtained a license to do so from the Mayor of the village.
No person shall be entitled or receive a license hereunder who, and, in the case of a partnership or association or corporation, any member of which, has been or who shall hereafter be convicted of larceny or receiving stolen property or of a violation of this chapter.
Any vehicle used for the purpose of collecting or selling any article or articles enumerated in § 149-1 shall be furnished by the Village Clerk with a plate to be fixed on a conspicuous and indispensable part of the vehicle, on which plate shall be clearly set forth the official number of the junk cart, the words "junk cart," and the date of expiration of the license.
[Amended 12-20-1976 by L.L. No. 24-1976]
On purchasing any metal, a junk dealer, junkman or junk cartman shall cause to be subscribed by the person from whom purchased a statement as to when, where and from whom he obtained such property; also his age, residence by city, village or town and the street and number thereof, if any, and otherwise such description as will reasonably locate same, his occupation and name of his employer, place of employment or business, which statement the junk dealer, junkman or junk cartman shall forth-with file in the office of the Chief of Police of the city or village in which the purchase was made, if made in a city or incorporated village, otherwise in the office of the Sheriff of the county in which made. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person in the business of salvaging usable parts of any material.
Every junk dealer shall, on purchasing any of the property described in § 149-9 place and keep each separate purchase in a separate and distinct pile, bundle or package, in the usual place of business of such junk dealer, without removing, melting, cutting or destroying any article thereof, for a period of five days immediately succeeding such purchase, on which package, bundle or pile shall be placed and kept by such dealer a tag bearing the name and residence of the seller, with the date, hour and place of purchase and the weight thereof.