It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a dealer in secondhand merchandise within the Incorporated Village of Mineola without first having obtained, and having in force, a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
Every person who desires to act as a dealer in secondhand merchandise within the Incorporated Village of Mineola shall file with the Village Clerk a written application, upon forms to be furnished by the Village Clerk, verified under oath, stating the following:
A. 
The name and description of the applicant, and:
(1) 
If the person is an individual operating under a trade name, he or she must present a certified copy of the trade name certificate filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk;
(2) 
If the person is a partnership conducting business, whether or not under a trade name, he or she must present a certified copy of the partnership certificate filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk;
(3) 
If the person is a domestic corporation, it must furnish a photostatic copy of the filing receipt for the certificate of incorporation given by the New York Secretary of State; or
(4) 
If the person is a foreign corporation, it must furnish a photostatic copy of its application for authority to do business in New York State which was submitted to the New York Secretary of State.
B. 
The address of the applicant.
C. 
That the applicant, if an individual, is at least 18 years of age.
D. 
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation other than parking offenses. A statement should include:
(1) 
The nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.
(2) 
Any other facts or evidence deemed necessary by the licensing officer to establish that the applicant is a person fit and capable of properly conducting the activity or business for which the license is sought.
E. 
A description of the exact type of business operation which the applicant proposes to conduct.
F. 
The name and address of the owner or owners of the land where such business or activity will be conducted, along with the nature of the right of occupancy held by the applicant for the use of such land.
G. 
Photographs; fingerprints.
(1) 
At the discretion of the licensing officer:
(a) 
Two photographs and a set of fingerprints of any individual applicant; and
(b) 
Two photographs and a set of fingerprints of each partner where the applicant is a partnership; or
(c) 
A set of fingerprints of all officers and stockholders of at least 10% of the stock, where the applicant is a corporation.
(2) 
Any photograph required of the applicant shall be taken not more than 60 days prior to the date of the application and shall be two inches by two inches, showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinct manner.
H. 
If the applicant is a corporation, it is to supply the name, New York address and the title of the officer or the corporation upon whom process or legal notice may be served.
I. 
Whether the applicant seeks a general, management or exposition license.
A. 
A general license shall authorize the licensee to act as a dealer with respect to all secondhand merchandise within the Incorporated Village of Mineola during the license term specified in this chapter.
B. 
A management license shall authorize a licensee, who is not a regular dealer in antiques, to operate and manage an antiques exposition where such antiques are sold at any fair, show, exhibition or any place within the Incorporated Village of Mineola during the license term specified by this chapter.
C. 
An exposition license shall authorize a dealer in antiques, who maintains no place of business within the Incorporated Village of Mineola, to exhibit and sell such articles at any fair, show or exposition within the Incorporated Village of Mineola during the license term specified by this chapter.
A. 
Every general license issued hereunder shall expire on the 30th day of April next succeeding the date of its issuance, unless sooner revoked by the licensing officer as hereinafter provided.
B. 
Every management or exposition license issued hereunder shall expire 30 days after its issuance, unless sooner revoked by the licensing officer as hereinafter provided.
The licensing officer shall keep any fingerprints submitted by the applicant, pursuant to this chapter, on file in his or her office and may make any necessary investigation of the applicant's criminal record by using such fingerprints, or otherwise. The cost of such investigation shall be paid by the applicant with a check made payable to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, or as otherwise specified by the licensing officer. Failure by the applicant to submit such a check when required to do so by the licensing officer shall constitute grounds for the denial of the application.
A. 
Upon receipt of the license application, completion of any investigation pursuant to § 430-8, payment of the prescribed fees and posting of the required bonds by the applicant, the licensing officer shall grant, either with or without conditions, or deny the license.
B. 
The licensing officer shall keep a record of all licenses issued, as well as any other matters herein described.
C. 
If a license is granted by the licensing officer, he or she shall prepare and deliver the license to the licensee. The license issued by the licensing officer shall state the name and address of the licensee, the date of its issuance, the classification of license issued pursuant to § 430-6 of this chapter and the expiration date of the license.
D. 
No license shall be granted under this chapter to any dealer in secondhand merchandise:
(1) 
Who has been convicted of any offense which, under the laws of the State of New York, constitutes a crime involving larceny, fraud, sale or possession of stolen property;
(2) 
Who has been found by any court of the state to have practiced any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in the conduct of a secondhand dealer business, unless the licensing officer shall decide in any particular case upon the facts there presented that it is proper to issue the license applied for;
(3) 
Whose license under this chapter has been revoked at any time during the year prior to the time of the application for the license; or
(4) 
Whose license has been suspended under this chapter, and the period of such suspension has not expired at the time of the application for license.
The licensing officer may, in his or her discretion, before the issuance of a license under § 430-9, require the applicant and any others having knowledge of the facts to submit to an examination under oath and to produce evidence relating thereto or hold a hearing upon such application as hereinafter provided.
A. 
General license. A person securing a general license shall be required to:
(1) 
Furnish a bond to the Incorporated Village of Mineola in the penal sum of $2,000 per business location, conditioned upon the due observance of the provisions of this chapter, and file such bond with the Village Clerk.
(2) 
Pay an annual license fee as established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. 
Management license. A person securing a management license shall be required to:
(1) 
Furnish a bond to the Incorporated Village of Mineola in the penal sum of $10,000, conditioned upon the due observance of the provisions of this chapter by the licensee and any exhibitors at the exposition which the licensee is managing, and file such bond with the Village Clerk.
(2) 
Pay the license fee as established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
C. 
Exposition license. A person securing an exposition license shall be required to pay a fee as established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
A. 
Any general license issued by the licensing officer may be renewed annually for additional periods of one year each from the date of expiration upon the filing, at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license, of an application containing all of the information required by the provisions of this chapter for original applications and the payment of the annual license fee.
B. 
A management or exposition license may be renewed for no more than two additional thirty-day periods each upon the filing of an application containing all the information required by this chapter for original applications and the payment of the applicable license fee.
A license granted pursuant to this chapter may not be transferred by the licensee to any other person.