As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them:
means:
Scrap iron, scrap tin, scrap brass, scrap copper, scrap lead,
scrap zinc, and all other scrap metals and their alloys;
Bones, rags, cloth, rubber, rope, tinfoil, used bottles, old
cotton; secondhand plumbing fixtures, appliances, fittings, pipes
and supplies;
Used or secondhand electrical fixtures, fittings, appliances
and supplies; used or secondhand gas fixtures, fittings, pipes, appliances
and supplies;
Used or secondhand water heaters, fixtures, fittings, appliances
and supplies;
Used or secondhand lawn mowers, hose fittings, and supplies
and harness;
Used or secondhand automobiles purchased from the general public
for the purpose of being dismantled, and all parts and accessories;
and
Used or secondhand automobile tires and tubes.
means any person buying, selling, or receiving for storage
or as a pledge for the payment of monies loaned, or in any way acquiring
or dealing in junk, but shall not include licensed pawnbrokers, and
shall not include filling stations, the operators of which may buy,
sell, or exchange casings and inner tubes in the course of business.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-1; Ordinance
508, sec. 2, adopted 6/8/37)
Each keeper of a junk shop, dealer in junk, and dealer in secondhand
goods, as that term is commonly understood, shall keep at his place
of business a register in which he shall enter in writing a minute
description of all property taken, purchased or received by him, together
with the time, and name and place of residence, (giving a street number
if within the city) of the person from whom he purchased said property,
together with the signature of the seller, which register shall be
kept clean and legible. He shall make such entry within one hour of
the receipt or purchase of such property. Said dealer shall not dispose
of goods purchased within 72 hours after purchase so that such property
may be inspected by the police. Every entry shall be made in ink and
shall not in any manner be obliterated or erased.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-2; Ordinance
508, sec. 3, adopted 6/8/37)
Every junk dealer, keeper of a junk shop, and dealer in secondhand
goods shall make out and deliver to the chief of police, every day
he is open for business or does any such business before the hour
of 12:00 noon, a legible and correct copy from said register of personal
property purchased or otherwise received during the preceding day,
together with the time received or purchased, and a description of
the person from whom the same was purchased; provided no junk dealer,
keeper of a junk shop, or dealer in secondhand goods shall be required
to furnish such description of household goods purchased from persons
at their residences or of any property purchased from persons having
an established business in the city, or goods sold at public sale,
but such goods must be accompanied by bills of sale or other evidence
of open and legitimate purchase and must be shown to any member of
the police department when demanded.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-3; Ordinance
508, sec. 3, adopted 6/8/37)
The register so kept by junk dealers, keepers of junk shops,
and dealers in secondhand goods shall at all times during business
hours be kept open to inspection of the chief of police, and sheriff
of this county, or the deputy of either, or any officer of the police
force, the city attorney, the prosecuting attorney of the county,
and anyone authorized in writing for that purpose by the chief of
police. The register and any article purchased or received shall be
exhibited by the junk dealer, keeper of a junk shop, or dealer in
secondhand goods upon request of such person, for inspection.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-4; Ordinance
508, sec. 4, adopted 6/8/37)
No junk dealer, keeper of a junk shop, or dealer in secondhand
goods shall purchase or receive in pledge or on deposit for any purpose
any article from any minor or which may be owned or claimed by or
in possession or control of any minor, unless the parent or guardian
of such minor shall state in writing that such transaction took place
with the parent’s or guardian’s full knowledge and consent,
which written statement shall be signed by such parent or guardian
shall have thereon the address and telephone number, if any, of such
parent or guardian, and be delivered to the chief of police with the
report of such purchase or deposit.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-5; Ordinance
508, sec. 5, adopted 6/8/37)
No junk dealer, keeper of a junk shop, or dealer in secondhand
goods shall purchase, take, or receive from any person any article
of property between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(1969 Code, sec. 16-6; Ordinance
508, sec. 6, adopted 6/8/37)
