Chapter 3.08 — AUTOMOBILE JUNK YARDS Article I - General

As used in this chapter:

"Automobile" includes automobiles, motor trucks, motorcycles, and any and all other motor vehicles, or other vehicles which are self propelled.

"Automobile junk dealer" includes any person who deals in, or who engages in the business of selling, exchanging, or otherwise disposing of, or who receives, stores, accumulates, possesses or has in his possession, for the purpose of selling, exchanging or otherwise disposing of the same, any scrap iron or metal derived from or formerly a part of any automobile, or parts or accessories of and from old or used or junked automobiles, or old or used or worn automobile tires, tubes or casing, or other articles, parts or accessories used on, about or in connection with automobiles.

"Automobile junk yard" includes any building, store, warehouse, shed, structure, yard, enclosure, lot, open area, or other premises or place where scrap iron or metal derived from or formerly a part of any automobile, or parts or accessories of or from old or used or worn or junked automobiles, or old, or worn tires, tubes or casing, or other articles, parts or accessories used on or about or in connection with automobiles, are kept, stored, piled or accumulated for the purpose of selling, offering for sale, exchanging or otherwise disposing thereof.

"Automobile wrecking establishment" includes any building, store, warehouse, shed, structure, yard, enclosure, lot, open area, or other premise or place where there is carried on, conducted or maintained the business of dismantling or taking parts or accessories from old or used or wrecked automobiles, or of storing, keeping or accumulating, or selling, offering for sale, exchanging or otherwise disposing of, such parts or accessories.

(Prior gen. code §§ 2-1.0—2-1.3)

It is unlawful for any person to commence, locate, establish, engage in, carry on, conduct or maintain the business of an automobile junk dealer, or to locate, establish, build, construct, equip, keep, operate, carry on, conduct and maintain any automobile junk yard, or automobile wrecking establishment, except as provided in this chapter.

(Prior gen. code § 2-1.4)

Any person who neglects, fails, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who fails to procure, obtain and have the license herein provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both.

(Prior gen. code § 2-1.5)