No person shall own, lease, operate or maintain a junkyard as hereinafter defined within the township without first obtaining a license to operate a junkyard. The annual fee for such a license shall be $150; and the license shall be effective for one calendar year only, each license terminating on December 31 of the year for which it is issued, subject to renewal upon reapplication. Application for a license or any renewal thereof shall be filed in writing with the Secretary of the Board and shall contain the applicant’s sworn statement setting forth the applicant’s name and address, together with the names and addresses of all other persons interested in the business, an accurate description of the premises upon which the business is to be conducted and the junkyard located, including the county tax map parcel number, and a statement that applicant will comply with this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Upon receipt of the application and license fee, as established by the Township by a separate resolution, if the application complies with the provisions hereof, the Secretary of the Board, or the Board, shall within ten days issue its license authorizing the ownership, leasing, operation or maintenance of a junkyard upon the premises by the person applying. Such license shall at all times be conspicuously displayed upon the junkyard premises. The license shall be non-transferable both as to the junkyard premises and as to the person applying.
(Ord. 55, passed 6-11-1980) Penalty, see § 111.99