(A) Generally. The following regulations will be applicable to junk dealers.
(B) Specifically.
(1) No junk dealer or any employee of a junk dealer shall receive in the line of the business any article by way of pledge or pawn nor loan or advance of any sum of money on the security of any article or thing.
(2) (a) Every junk dealer must, upon demand, exhibit all goods that are on hand and give a description of persons selling the same to any member of the Sheriff’s Department or the Ordinance Officer upon request, and must keep a book containing the names of the persons from whom he or she purchased brass, tin, copper, or any metal except old iron.
(b) The book shall be available during business hours for inspection by officers of the Sheriff’s Department and the Township Ordinance Officer.
(c) Refusal to permit inspection shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter.
(3) No junk dealer shall sell or remove from his or her place of business any article purchased by him or her until the article has been in his or her possession for 72 hours unless the article was purchased directly from a reputable factory or company.
(4) It is unlawful to establish junkyards or engage in the business of junk dealing in the township, except as permitted by Chapter 150.
(Ord. 111, passed 5-14-2002) Penalty, see § 110.99