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No person shall engage in the business of a junk dealer, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor in the City until he or she has first obtained a license to engage in and carry out such business. Every applicant for a license shall make application in writing to the Director of Public Safety, which application shall set forth the name under which the business is conducted, the name of every person having a financial interest in such business and the location where the business is to be carried on.
(Ord. 136-1981. Passed 6-1-81; Ord. 8-2007. Passed 1-16-07.)
(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license required by this chapter, the original shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigation to be made to determine the lawfulness of the applicant's business enterprise and to determine if any owner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee of the business enterprise has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, violence or theft. The holder of a secondhand dealer's license is required to notify the City of the addition of any new owner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee to the pawn shop, secondhand dealer shop, junk shop or scrap metal processing facility no later than 30 days after the addition of the new owner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee, so that background investigations may be completed. No person convicted of any felony or misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, violence or theft shall be an owner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee of a pawn shop, secondhand dealer shop, junk shop or scrap metal processing facility. The cost of all background investigations pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the applicant or holder of a license required under Section 739.02.
(Ord. 80-1998. Passed 4-6-98; Eff. 5-6-98.)
(b) Following the investigation, as provided herein, the Chief of Police shall forward his or her recommendation to the Director of Public Safety who shall cause a review of the same. Based upon this investigation, the Director shall approve or disapprove the application and shall notify the applicant by certified mail of his or her decision. If the application is approved, the Director shall issue a license.
(c) A license issued under this chapter shall not be transferable. A change in the financial interest of the business enterprise of 51% or more shall be deemed a transfer and require a new application for a license be filed with the Director.
(d) The license must be so placed at the business location as to be made conspicuously visible.
(Ord. 136-1981. Passed 6-1-81; Ord. 8-2007. Passed 1-16-07.)
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