[Code 1955, § 7-6.1; Ord. No. 924, 4-15-1987]
A secondhand dealer or junk dealer is hereby defined as any
person whose principal business is that of purchasing, selling, exchanging,
storing or receiving secondhand articles of any kind or description,
except used motor vehicles and except used clothing.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.2; amended 1-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1712]
All statutes of the state, and specifically §§ 1
through 7 of Act No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, being
MCLA 445.401 et seq., insofar as such provisions apply to secondhand
dealers and junk dealers, are hereby expressly incorporated into and
made a part of this Code, by reference, and no person shall violate
any such law, rule or regulation.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.3; Ord. No. 1069, 10-7-1992]
No person shall carry on the business of collecting junk or operate as a junk or secondhand dealer without first having paid the fee as established by a resolution adopted by City Council and having obtained from the Mayor a license in the manner provided in Chapter 17 and in the statutes of the state pertaining to junk and secondhand dealers.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.4]
Application for a license under this article shall be filed
with the City Clerk on forms provided by him or her.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.5]
No licensee under the provisions of this article shall receive,
in the course of his or her business, any article by way of pledge
or pawn, nor shall he or she loan or advance any sum of money on the
security of any article or thing.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.6]
No minor under the age of 17 years shall loiter nor be permitted
to loiter about any junkyard.
[Code 1955, § 7-6.7; amended 1-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1712]
No person, except the licensee under this article or his or
her agents, shall be permitted within any junkyard during the period
from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
