No person shall collect, deal in or keep a shop for the purchase,
sale or barter of junk, old metals or secondhand articles or keep
or store the same in any building or place within the limits of the
City without a license from the Board of Licensing Commissioners.
[Amended by Order No. 95-084]
A. The Board of Licensing Commissioners may license suitable persons
to be dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter
of junk, old metals or secondhand articles at such places within the
City as may be designated in such licenses, under such conditions
and restrictions as are prescribed in this article, which shall be
incorporated in every such license.
B. Such license shall continue in force until the first day of May then
next ensuing unless sooner revoked, provided that such license may
be granted in April to take effect on the first day of May next ensuing.
The licensee shall pay to the City Clerk for the license, for the
use of the City, $50.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep a record of every
license granted under the provisions of this article.
Every keeper of a shop as described in §
189-1 shall put in some suitable and conspicuous place on his shop a sign having his name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon in large letters. Such shops, and all articles therein, may at all times be examined by the Mayor, Chief of Police, any member of the police force, any member of the Board of Licensing Commissioners and by any person authorized by the Board of Licensing Commissioners.
Every keeper of a junk shop shall have on his premises scales
capable of weighing at least 250 pounds. Said scales shall be annually
tested and sealed.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
Whoever, not being licensed as required by §
189-1, keeps a junk shop or is a junk dealer in any place or manner other than that designated in his license, or after notice to him that his license has been revoked, or whoever violates any rule, regulation or restriction contained in his license shall be subject to a fine of $20.
[Amended by Order No. 95-084]
The Board of Licensing Commissioners may license suitable persons
to drive wagons or other conveyances for the collection of junk, old
metals, rags or secondhand articles, under such conditions and restrictions
as are prescribed in this article, which shall be incorporated in
every such license. Such license shall continue in force until the
first day of May then next ensuing unless sooner revoked, provided
that such license may be granted in April to take effect on the first
day of May next ensuing. The licensee shall pay to the City Clerk
for the license, for the use of the City, $100.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep a record of every
license granted under the provisions of this article.
Every driver of a wagon or other conveyance used for the collection
of junk, old metals, rags or secondhand articles shall have on said
wagon or conveyance scales capable of weighing at least 50 pounds.
Said scales shall be annually tested and sealed.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
Whoever, not being licensed as required by §
189-9, collects junk, old metal, rags or secondhand articles, or after notice to him that his license has been revoked, and whoever violates any rule, regulation or restriction contained in his license shall be subject to a fine of $20.