The regulations as herein established have been made for the purpose of defining and regulating the operation of junk dealers and secondhand dealers in the city. The intent of the regulations, prohibitions and provisions is to prevent said establishments from serving to facilitate the disposition of stolen property and protect the general public from the consequences arising from unregulated establishments.
(Code 1975, § 5½-8(a))
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Junk dealer
is used in its ordinary and usual accepted meaning and shall also mean and include any person engaged in any of the following: Collecting, handling, buying and selling of scrap iron, scrap tin, scrap brass, scrap copper, scrap lead, or scrap zinc and all other scrap metals and their alloys, secondhand mechanical and garden tools and utensils, used or secondhand plumbing fixtures, appliances, fittings, pipes and supplies, used or secondhand electrical fixtures, fittings, appliances and supplies, used or secondhand gas fixtures, fittings, appliances and supplies, used or secondhand water heaters, fixtures, fittings, pipes and supplies, used or secondhand doors, window sash or glass, mantels or parts thereof, used or secondhand automobiles purchased for the purpose of being dismantled, and all automobile parts and accessories, and used or secondhand tires and tubes.
Minor
means an individual younger than 17 years of age.
Secondhand dealer
is used in its ordinary and usual trade acceptance meaning, and shall also mean and include any person engaged in any of the following: Collecting, handling, buying, trading, selling or engaging in the sale or trafficking in used or secondhand wearing apparel consisting of hats, shoes, overcoats, raincoats and any and all kinds of clothing; used or secondhand, watches, jewelry, diamonds, luggage, musical instruments, shotguns, rifles, revolvers, and all other kinds of firearms; and any and all kinds of used goods, wares, and merchandise which are handled by secondhand dealers in the usual course of trade.
(Code 1975, § 5½-8(b))