SECONDHAND GOODS*
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*Cross reference(s)‑‑Businesses, ch. 14.
State law reference(s)‑‑Junkyard near highways, MCL 252.201 et seq., MSA 9.391(11) et seq.; licensing of pawnbrokers, MCL 445.471 et seq., 446.201 et seq., MSA 19.581 et seq., 19.740(1) et seq.; licensing of secondhand and junk dealers, MCL 445.401 et seq., 445.471 et seq., MSA 19.711 et seq., 19.740(1) et seq.
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Sec. 66-1. License required.
Sec. 66-2. Application for license; bond.
Sec. 66-3. License fee.
Sec. 66-4. Lending prohibited by licensee.
Sec. 66-5. Record of licensee purchases.
Sec. 66-6. Removal of goods from city.
Sec. 66-7. Purchases from minors, drunkards, thieves, receivers of stolen goods or
associates.
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Sec. 66-1. License required.
No person shall engage in the business of dealing in secondhand goods or keep what is commonly called a junkyard for the purchase and sale of secondhand goods, metals, rubber, rags, old rope, papers, bagging, empty bottles, old automobiles sold for junk and parts thereof, or any other kind of junk, or use or cause to be used any vehicle on the streets, alleys, or public places of the city for the purpose of collecting or disposing of such articles without first obtaining a license and a license plate therefore from the city.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.01)
Sec. 66-2. Application for license; bond.
Any person desiring a license under this chapter shall make written application over his signature for a license from the city manager. The application shall state, in detail, the location and the nature of the business in which the applicant proposes to engage, the name and age of the applicant, and the experience, if any, of the applicant in the business. Each application shall also be accompanied by a bond in the sum of $200.00, with two or more sureties to be approved by the council conditioned that he will faithfully observe the provisions of the ordinances of the city.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.02)
Sec. 66-3. License fee.
The fee for a license under this chapter is $25.00 per year and an additional $5.00 for each vehicle used in collecting junk and other materials.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.03)
Sec. 66-4. Lending prohibited by licensee.
No licensee under this chapter shall receive in the course of his business any article by the way of pledge or pawn, nor shall he loan or advance any sum of money on the security of any article or thing unless specially licensed so to do.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.04)
Sec. 66-5. Record of licensee purchases.
Every licensee under this chapter shall, on demand, exhibit all goods bought or received and give the description of the person selling the goods to the chief of police, any policeman, or any other peace officer, and shall keep a book containing a list of all persons from whom goods were purchased.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.05)
Sec. 66-6. Removal of goods from city.
No licensee under this chapter shall remove or cause to be removed from the city any article purchased until at least 96 hours have elapsed after such purchase.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.06)
Sec. 66-7. Purchases from minors, drunkards, thieves, receivers of stolen goods or associates.
No licensee under this chapter shall purchase anything from any person under the age of 16 years, unless accompanied by a written permit of the parent or guardian consenting thereto, which permit shall specify the article or goods to be sold. No such licensee shall purchase anything from any intoxicated person or from an habitual drunkard, from any person known by him to be a thief or an associate of thieves, a receiver of stolen goods, or from any person whom he has reason to suspect of being such.
(Code 1965, Sec. 32.07)