§ 116.02 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   Every junk dealer shall obtain a license from the City Clerk and pay as a fee for said license the sum of $25.

(Prior Code, § 116.02) (Ord. 88-143, passed 10-11-1988)

§ 116.03 RESTRICTIONS.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any junk dealer to collect, obtain, possess or pick up any recyclable item placed for collection at a residence as part of the city’s recycling program.

   (B)   All junk dealer licenses issued with the city shall contain a statement in regard to the aforementioned restriction, as well as a statement advising the licensee of the boundaries of the area within the city in which the city’s recycling program is being conducted.

(Prior Code, § 116.03) (Ord. 88-143, passed 10-11-1988) Penalty, see § 116.99

SECONDHAND DEALERS

§ 116.15 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.

   The City Council may grant licenses to persons who produce satisfactory evidence of good character to carry on the business or conduct a secondhand store in the city.

(Prior Code, § 116.15)

§ 116.16 LICENSE FEE.

   Licenses to secondhand dealers shall be issued for semiannual periods, beginning on May 1 and November 1 in each year. The fee shall be $30 for each period or fraction thereof, payable in advance.

(Prior Code, § 116.16) (Ord. 1669, passed 4-14-1952)

§ 116.17 BOND.

   Every person licensed shall, at the time of receiving the license, execute a bond to the city. The bond shall have good and sufficient sureties approved by the City Collector or City Clerk in the sum of $500 and conditioned for the due observance of all ordinances of the city now in force or which may hereafter be passed respecting dealers in secondhand articles.

(Prior Code, § 116.17)

§ 116.18 DEALING WITHOUT LICENSE PROHIBITED.

   (A)   No person shall carry on or conduct a secondhand store without being especially licensed for such purpose. Any license issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall designate the place in which the person so licensed shall carry on such business. However, the business shall not be conducted in any place other than that designated by the license.

   (B)   No person licensed under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted to solicit business for a secondhand store upon any street or public highway of the city.

(Prior Code, § 116.18) Penalty, see § 116.99

§ 116.19 RECORD OF PURCHASES.

   Every person licensed shall keep a book in which shall be fairly written, at the time of the purchase of any article or thing pertaining to such person’s business, an accurate account and description of the article or thing purchased, the price paid, the precise time of making the purchase and the name and residence of the person from whom the purchase was made.

(Prior Code, § 116.19) Penalty, see § 116.99