For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK COLLECTOR. Any person going from place to place, or house to house, collecting or buying iron, copper, brass and zinc scraps, rags, bottles or old paper, and selling the same to a junk dealer.
JUNK DEALER. Includes any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, receiving, collecting or dealing in metal scraps, scrap iron, metals of any kind and in any form, bottles, rags and used tires; the dismantling or taking apart of automobiles, other than for repair, or the wrecking of automobiles; the storage of automobiles unfit for operation; the storage of automobile bodies and parts thereof; the storage of automobiles or parts thereof kept for salvage; the storage of scraps from automobiles; and/or the storage or iron, metals or junk.
JUNK YARD. Any place in the municipality where or from which any person shall conduct, engage in and/or carry on the business of junk dealer as herein defined.
SECONDHAND DEALER. Any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, receiving or dealing in secondhand jewelry, and secondhand goods, wares or merchandise; provided, however, that this definition shall not apply to any person who conducts a business primarily for the sale of new and unused goods, wares and merchandise, that is, where that is the main feature or object of said business, and accepts used merchandise for trade allowance only, and only as a mere incident of the said business of selling new and unused goods, wares and merchandise.
(1999 Code, § 10-301)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-505