[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Monroe as Chapter 868 of the 1995 Codified Ordinances
of Monroe. Amendments noted where applicable.]
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Secondhand dealers — See MCLA
§ 445.401 et seq.
Junkyards — See MCLA § 445.451
et seq.
[Amended 7-3-1972 by Ord. No. 72-014]
A.
No person shall engage in the business of scrap processor
for the purchase or sale of what is commonly called scrap, such as
rags, paper, bags, bagging, iron, brass, copper, tin, zinc, aluminum
or discarded metal, bottles, dismantled automobiles or other articles,
whether manufactured or in the process of manufacture, or raw material,
whether old or new, without first obtaining a license therefor as
provided herein.
[Amended 8-12-1996 by Ord. No. 96-018]
A.
Applications for licenses shall be in writing and
filed with the Clerk/Treasurer.
B.
All applications shall be referred to the Chief of
Police for investigation to determine the following facts:
D.
Every application and report of the Chief of Police
shall be referred to the Council for consideration.
E.
If the applicant has been found to be of good repute,
has not been convicted of a crime, has not violated any of the provisions
of this chapter more than once and is a resident of the City, he or
she may be favorably considered by the Council for the issuance of
a license.
F.
Upon approval by the Council, the Clerk/Treasurer
shall notify the applicant of the same and that the following requirements
shall be met:
(1)
A license application fee, as determined by the Clerk/Treasurer
and approved by the Mayor and City Council by resolution, shall be
paid; and
(2)
A bond in an amount determined to be satisfactory
by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Clerk/Treasurer,
and approved by the Mayor and City Council by resolution, in favor
of the City for faithful performance shall be filed.
G.
Upon the payment of the license application fee and
the filing of the bond, the Mayor shall issue a license.
H.
A licensee shall not change the location of his or
her business without the approval of the Council.
[Amended 6-30-1980 by Ord. No. 80-011]
No licensee hereunder shall receive in the course
of his or her business any article by way of a pledge or pawn, nor
shall he or she loan or advance any sum of money on the security of
any article or thing.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 17-005]
A.
Every licensee shall, on demand, exhibit all goods
bought or received by him or her and give the name, residence and
description of the person from whom such goods were purchased or received
to the Chief of Police or his designee. The report must be submitted
through electronic means in a format such that the data is capable
of direct entry into the Monroe Police Department’s computerized
system, as approved by the Chief of Police, or his designee. A transaction
report by electronic transmission under this subsection shall not
be reported on paper forms, unless the Chief of Police, or his designee,
so requires. All scrap processors must have the equipment capable
of transmitting transaction reports to the Monroe Police Department
installed in their place of business no later than August 1, 2017.
Information must be reported electronically beginning August 1, 2017.
B.
The licensee shall keep a record or book written in
ink in the English language containing the name, residence and description
of all persons from whom purchases are made.
A.
All articles purchased or received in exchange by any person licensed under the provisions of § 564-1 shall be retained by him or her for at least 15 days before disposing of them in an accessible place in the building where such articles are purchased and received.
B.
This section shall not apply to old rags, wastepapers
and household goods.
C.
Nothing herein contained shall make it necessary for
the licensee to retain articles purchased from anyone having a fixed
place of business after a record shall have been made of the purchase
of the article.
A.
No licensee under this chapter shall purchase, receive
or hold any iron, brass, copper, tin, zinc, aluminum or other metal
products, or any article composed wholly or in part of any metal,
without obtaining a written statement in the English language containing
a correct description thereof, signed by the party from whom the same
is purchased or received and setting forth the time when such articles
were received by such person and from whom, and declaring that they
were not obtained unlawfully or by theft.
B.
All such statements shall be preserved for at least
one year.
C.
The burden of proving ownership and the right of transfer
of any such articles mentioned in this section shall be assumed and
maintained by the licensee under this chapter.
No licensee shall purchase or receive by sale, barter, exchange or otherwise any article of scrap enumerated in § 564-1 from:
