SEC. 1236. BLANKS FURNISHED BY CHIEF OF POLICE.

   The Chief of Police shall cause such a number of blanks to be printed as may be necessary for that purpose and shall from time to time cause such additional blanks to be printed as may be required to carry out the provisions of Sections 1235 to 1238 of this Article.

(Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

SEC. 1237. PERMIT BY CHIEF OF POLICE – REVOCATION.

   Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, storing or dealing in used or secondhand automobiles, motor vehicles, motorcycles, equipment, storage batteries and parts of automobiles or automobile accessories, he must make application to the Chief of Police for a permit therefor, which permit may be granted after a noticed public hearing and the payment of the license fee required by Section 1238 of this Article, or any other ordinance. The Chief of Police shall have the power to revoke said permit upon good cause being shown.

(Amended by Ord. 97-81, App. 2/26/81)

SEC. 1237.1. FILING FEE.

   Every person desiring a permit pursuant to Section 1237 of this Article shall file an application with the Chief of Police upon a form provided by said Chief of Police and shall pay a filing fee.

(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SEC. 1238. LICENSE FEES.

   Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, storing or dealing in used or secondhand automobiles or motor vehicle equipment, storage batteries, parts of automobiles or automobile accessories, shall pay an annual license fee to the City and County of San Francisco. The license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.*

(Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)

SEC. 1239. AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS.

   It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of buying secondhand automobiles or other vehicles for the exclusive purpose of wrecking the same without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Chief of Police.

(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SEC. 1239.1. FILING FEES.

   Applications for automobile wreckers permits shall be filed with the Chief of Police on a form provided for said permit together with a nonrefundable fee.

(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SEC. 1239.2. LICENSE.

   Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying secondhand automobiles or other vehicles for the exclusive purpose of wrecking the same shall pay an annual license fee. The license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.*  

(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)

SEC. 1267. CLOSING-OUT SALES REGULATED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale a stock of merchandise where the owner thereof or the creditors of said owners represent to the public that they are engaged in the closing out of said owner's business.

(Added by Ord. 8032, Series of 1939, App. 7/22/53)