Modesto |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 4. PUBLIC WELFARE, SAFETY AND HEALTH |
Chapter 21. JUNK DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL RECYCLERS |
§ 4-21.03. Exemptions.
(a)
This chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
(1)
Secondhand furniture merchants;
(2)
Pawnbrokers;
(3)
Secondhand car dealers or merchants in connection with automobile and motor vehicle sales agencies but not carried on and conducted in conjunction with a junkyard;
(4)
Persons engaged in the business of selling new automobile tires or batteries or other equipment taking in part payment used articles of the same kind and thereafter selling or disposing of the same;
(5)
Secondhand oil well supply and equipment dealers not conducting or carrying on their business in connection with a junkyard;
(6)
Secondhand clothing merchants and rag pickers;
(7)
A valid business to business transaction, in which the seller provides specified identifying information regarding their business and a copy of the driver's license for the individual delivering the material.
(i)
Specified identifying information:
A.
Valid business license of the business selling the material,
B.
Authorization on business letterhead of the business selling the material, identifying the individual delivering the material, and
C.
A contact person at the business selling the material to verify the information and authenticity of the authorization.
(ii)
Business to business transactions apply only to those businesses selling material that is a direct by-product of the selling business operation.
(8)
Scrap metal purchased or received by the junk dealer or recycler directly from a governmental entity.
(Added by Ord. 3468-C.S., § 1, effective 1-3-08)