For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSIGNMENT. A transaction in which a person/bailer delivers goods to a merchant for the purpose of sale, and the merchant acts as the bailee or agent for the goods and markets such goods for sale on behalf of the person/bailor. The merchant does not acquire ownership or title to such goods at any time, but may receive a commission upon sale of the consigned goods.
JUNK DEALER. Any person engaged in the business of operating a junk yard.
JUNKYARD. Any land, building, structure, enclosure, or site where waste materials are purchased, collected, or processed for the purpose of resale, barter, or exchange.
LICENSEE. Any person or entity operating as a junk dealer, scrap metal dealer, pawn shop, secondhand dealer or secondhand store, as defined in this chapter.
PAWNBROKER/PAWN SHOP. Any premises, entity or individual who loans money on deposit of personal property, or who deals in the purchase of personal property on the condition of selling the property back again at a stipulated price, or who makes a public display at his/her/its place of business of the sign generally used by pawnbrokers to denote their business, or who publically exhibits a sign advertising money to loan on personal property or deposit.
SCRAP METAL. Any waste and/or new metal products, including but not limited to, old, unwanted metal, parts of vehicles, building supplies, wrought iron, wiring, piping, copper tubing, aluminum (except aluminum cans), steel, and surplus materials.
SCRAP METAL DEALER. Any person or entity engaged in the business of purchasing and/or selling scrap metal.
SCRAPYARD. Any premises where a business or entity is located that deals in the purchase and sale of scrap, including but not limited to recycling operations.
SECONDHAND DEALER. Any person or entity engaged in the business of selling used automobile parts or other used motor vehicle parts.
SECONDHAND STORE. Any premises or individual involved in the retail sales of previously used items, such as appliances, refrigerators, stoves, power tools, athletic equipment, washing machines, and dryers, and previously used electronics, such as televisions, computers, cellular phones, portable music devices and stereos. This definition includes stores or other entities that are sometimes referred to as "pawn shops," but excludes used clothing stores, Goodwill Industries, Hopkins County Assistance Center, Red Cross, and other charitable organizations.
(Ord. 2011-02, passed 3-21-11)