As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless otherwise provided.
(a) "Junk" means any personal property which is or may be salvaged for reuse, re-sale, reduction or similar disposition or which is possessed, transported, owned, collected, accumulated, dismantled or assorted for any of the purposes mentioned herein. Used household furniture, used wearing apparel, used lumber, used brick, used tile, used plumbing fixtures, used electrical fixtures, used articles made of precious metal, used jewelry, used tools, and other used articles of personal property, which are bought and sold as second-hand property and which are not handled as ordinary junk or salvaged material, shall not be included in the term "junk" as used in this chapter. Without limiting the definition of junk, the term shall include used or salvaged iron, brass, lead, copper, and other base metal and their compounds or combinations, used or salvaged rope, bags, paper, rags, glass, rubber and similar articles and property or used motor vehicles which are used, owned or possessed for the purpose of wrecking or salvaging parts therefrom.
(b) "Junk dealer" means every person who buys, exchanges, collects, receives, stores, or sells any article defined as junk, as provided in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) "Junk yard" or "junk shop" means any place at which a junk dealer buys, exchanges, collects, receives, stores, accumulates, sells or otherwise handles junk. (Ord. 07-13. Passed 1-28-13.)