(C0227-14)
(a)
No person, other than the city’s contracted recyclables collector, shall go about from place to place within the city collecting junk, old metals, rags, paper or secondhand articles, bottles and cans, with any vehicle, wagon or other mode of conveyance, without having been licensed to do so by the city council or their designee.
(b)
Each vehicle, wagon or other mode of conveyance so used shall have neatly painted upon each side of the outer part thereof the name of the licensee and the contact information, minimum of a telephone number, in plain letters and figures of not less than three (3) inches in height, and so that same may be distinctly seen and read.
(c)
The license issued under this section shall be carried by the person licensed when engaged in collecting junk, and shall be shown upon request to any police officer or inspectional services officer. Such license shall be valid only as to the person or entity named thereon.
(d)
No vehicle, wagon or other mode of conveyance used for the collection of junk, old metals, rags, paper or secondhand articles shall be parked or stored on a city street or in a residential neighborhood while still containing aforementioned materials in any quantity.
(e)
No collection of junk, old metals, rags, paper or secondhand articles shall be parked or stored in a residential neighborhood or any other area prohibited by zoning.
(f)
Any vehicle, wagon or other mode of conveyance engaged in the collection of junk, old metals, rags, paper or secondhand articles or other like materials on public ways within the city must be enclosed in such manner or otherwise covered or secured so as to prevent materials and debris from falling from said vehicles onto public ways within the city.
(g)
No license issued under this article shall constitute a license or authorization by the city to enter into or to trespass upon any private premises or property without the consent of the owner thereof.