A. Generally; Term: No person shall engage in, carry on or conduct the business of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle for the purpose of collecting or disposing of junk/scrap within the City, unless he/she is licensed to do so. The license shall be issued annually with an expiration of April 30. Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be nontransferable and shall not be prorated.
B. Licenses Are Separate: A pawnbroker’s license, secondhand dealer’s license and scrap/junk collection vehicle license are separate from each other and the license shall state which it is for. Persons may hold more than one license under this section.
C. Secondhand Dealer Use Of Collection Vehicle: A secondhand dealer’s license will entitle the licensee to the use of one junk/scrap collection vehicle. Each additional motor vehicle used for such purpose shall require a separate license. No license for a junk/scrap collection vehicle shall be issued for less than the full annual license fee.
(1987 Code § 12-36)