[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Cohasset
as Art. VII, §§ 17 and 18, of the 1988 General Bylaws.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall engage in the business of collecting or purchasing
junk, scrap metals, or secondhand articles in the Town without a license
from the Board of Selectmen.
No person shall deal in or keep a shop for the purchase, sale,
or barter of junk, scrap metal, or secondhand articles, nor shall
any person use any building, enclosure, or other structure for the
storage, sale, or keeping of rags, waste paper stock, or other flammable
material without a license from the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 4-30-2018 ATM
by Art. 18]
Whoever acts as a collector of, dealer in or keeper of a shop
for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or secondhand
articles without a license, or in any other place or manner than that
designated in his license or after notice to him that his license
has been revoked, or violates any rule, regulation or restriction
adopted by the Board of Selectmen pursuant to MGL c. 140, § 54,
shall forfeit $20.
