Source: https://ecode360.com/12984584
Timestamp: 2020-08-08 04:24:06
Document Index: 402577740

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167']

Borough of Homestead, PA Junk Dealers
§ 167-1 Definitions and word usage.
§ 167-2 License required; renewal.
§ 167-3 Posting and display of license.
§ 167-4 Restrictions on licensees.
§ 167-5 Receipt and purchase of materials from minors.
§ 167-6 Transfer of license.
§ 167-7 Keeping and inspection of records and junk.
§ 167-8 Time limit for keeping of junk.
§ 167-9 Maintenance of licensed premises.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Homestead 10-14-1974 as Ch. 59 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any discarded material or article such as is not ordinarily disposed of in rubbish or refuse, and shall include but not be limited to scrap metal and scrapped motor vehicles, and shall not include any garbage or other organic waste, or any paper, rubbish, rags or other flammable articles or material.
No person shall engage in business as a junk dealer in the Borough of Homestead without first applying for and obtaining a license therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Chapter 167, Licensing. Such license shall be renewed annually on or before the first day of January of each year; provided that in any case where a junk dealer's business shall be established in the Borough on or after the first day of July in any year, the license fee payable by such junk dealer for the remainder of each year shall be at 1/2 the yearly rate.
The license shall be posted conspicuously upon the premises licensed thereunder. The name of the licensed junk dealer and the number of the license under which he operates shall be placed in a conspicuous place on the outside of every vehicle used for business purposes by such dealer.
No person licensed under this chapter shall, by virtue of one license, keep more than one place of business within the Borough of Homestead for the purpose of buying, selling and dealing in junk; nor shall any such person engage in business as a junk dealer in any other place than the place designated upon his license; nor shall any such person, or any other person, operate upon any of the streets of the Borough, whether from a vehicle or upon foot, as a scavenger or an itinerant buyer or seller of junk.
No person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall receive or purchase materials from minors.
No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable from one person to another person, except when the ownership of a licensed premises shall change. In any such case, the new owner shall apply for a transfer of such license to him and shall pay a transfer fee as provided in Chapter 169, Licensing.
Every junk dealer shall provide and shall constantly keep a book in which shall be fairly written down in the English language, at the time of the purchase of any junk, a description of every article or material purchased or received by him, the date and hour of such purchase or receipt and the person from whom such article or material was purchased or received. Such book and all junk purchased, received or handled by any junk dealer, and also the licensed premises, shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the officials of the Borough of Homestead.
The manner of storage and arrangement of junk and the drainage facilities of the premises shall be such as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water upon the premises, and to facilitate access for fire-fighting purposes.
Any person who shall be convicted of violating or failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter before any District Justice shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of fine and costs, such violator shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of a violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.