Colusa County Municipal Code Art. II Licenses and Permits Generally

(Ord. No. 258, § 1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, manage or carry on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer or junk collector or storage of the same without first having procured a license to do so and having paid the fee for such license as provided by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 258, § 3)

It shall be unlawful for any person to store junk in the open upon any premises in the county unless a permit to do so has been issued to such person by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 258, § 4)

Any person desiring to obtain a license or permit to carry on any business mentioned in this chapter shall file with the license collector of the county a written application for a license or permit therefor, giving his name, address and the proposed place of storage or business.

(Ord. No. 258, § 4)

Upon the filing of an application pursuant to section 15-15 and the collection of the license fee pursuant to section 15-23, the license collector shall refer the applicant to the sheriff of the county who shall fingerprint and photograph the applicant and make an investigation of the applicant and the proposed place of storage or business, and report to the board of supervisors within fourteen days of his findings as to the moral character of the applicant and the desirability of permitting junk to be stored upon the proposed location.

(Ord. No. 258, § 5)

The board of supervisors, upon receiving the report of the sheriff, pursuant to section 15-16, that the report is adverse as to the character of the applicant or to the proposed location, shall deny the application. If the report is favorable, it shall either allow or reject the application in its discretion, and in the event that the application is for a license or permit to store junk in the open the board of supervisors in granting the application may prescribe such restrictions and regulations as it may deem expedient, and it is unlawful to violate any of the restrictions or regulations so imposed.

(Ord. No. 258, § 2)

All licenses provided for by this chapter shall be issued quarterly in advance, except where it is otherwise expressly provided by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 258, § 2)

Each license provided for by this chapter shall state the person to whom and the kind of business and the location for which the same is issued, the date of issuance, the license period for which it is issued, and the amount received therefor, and shall refer to this chapter and be signed by the county treasurer.

(Ord. No. 258, § 1)

A separate license pursuant to this chapter shall be obtained for each branch, establishment or separate house or place of business located in this county.

(Ord. No. 258, § 8)

All licenses issued under this chapter shall be posted in clear view in the place of business for which they were issued, and all junk collectors shall carry such licenses with them at all times, and any employee of a licensed junk collector, or operator of a junk yard, shall carry an identification card signed and endorsed by such licensee showing the authority of such employee, otherwise such person shall be required to obtain a license as a junk collector.

(Ord. No. 258, § 6)

Any license or permit granted by the board of supervisors under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked at any time by the board of supervisors, and any permit to store junk shall be revoked by such board at any time the board finds that such junk is stored in a manner that is unsightly or that will increase a fire hazard or constitute a detriment to health in the locality.

(Ord. No. 258, § 4)

Upon the filing of the application required by section 15-15, the license collector shall collect the appropriate license fee imposed by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 258, § 2)

All license fees provided by this chapter are due and payable in advance at the office of the county treasurer.

(Ord. No. 258, § 3)

Every junk dealer, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall pay a license fee of twenty dollars per year. Such fee shall be prorated on the basis of a charge of five dollars per quarter in the event application is made after the end of the last quarter of the year; provided, however, that payment of such five dollars per quarter shall be made at the time of application for all quarters of the remainder of the license year, commencing with the quarter in which application is made.

(Ord. No. 258, § 3)

Every junk collector, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, shall pay a license fee of twenty dollars per year for the operation of each wagon, vehicle, cart, truck or other conveyance used by him in his business as such junk collector, which fee may be prorated as set out in section 15-25.

(Ord. No. 258, § 3)

The provisions of this article relating to the obtaining of licenses shall not apply to any charitable or nonprofit organization engaged in the collection of junk for the purpose of raising funds.