§ 18-1. Defined.

The term "junk dealer" when used in this chapter shall be defined to be any person engaged in the business as a dealer in junk maintaining a store, shop or place of business wherein purchases are made of used metals, rags, bottles, bones, dead animals or scrap of any kind or material of any description for the purpose of resale, either at retail or otherwise or any person who solicits the purchase or sale for resale or purchases or sells for resale, other than from or to a licensed junk dealer in the city, any used metals, rags, bottles, bones, dead animals, scrap or material of any description, or who operates or maintains a store, shop or place of business where farm or other machinery, equipment or automobiles are purchased for the purpose of wrecking, dismantling and sale as scrap, parts or otherwise are in need of repairs exceeding or equaling fifty (50) percent of the fair market value of the vehicle.

This section shall not be construed to mean or include any person who, as an incident to the business of selling merchandise in a new condition, takes in trade used articles of farm machinery, household goods, automobiles or similar merchandise from the purchase of resale as such.

(Ord. No. 301, § 1; Ord. No. 1167, 2-1-99)