[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Saratoga
Springs as Ch. 65 of the 1970 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall
engage in the business of buying or selling old metal, papers, rags,
clothing, magazines, bottles, rubber or junk, which business is herein
designated a junk business and which person, association, partnership,
firm or corporation so engaged is hereby designated a junk dealer,
unless such junk dealer shall have complied with the provision of
this chapter and obtained a license so to do from the Commissioner
of Accounts of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York, for which license
shall be paid to the Commissioner of Accounts the sum of $5 and which
license shall expire on June 30 of each year.
[Amended 4-4-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
No person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall
be entitled to or receive such license who or which, and in case of
a partnership, firm or association any member of which, has been convicted
of larceny or knowingly receiving stolen property or of a violation
of this chapter.
On purchasing any pig or pigs of metal, any copper wire, brass
car journals or any brass, copper, lead or other metal, every junk
dealer shall cause to be subscribed by the person from whom the same
is purchased a statement as to when, where and from whom he obtained
such article, also his age, residence by City, village or town and
the street and number thereof, if any, and otherwise such description
as will reasonably locate said seller, his occupation and name of
his employer, if any, and the place of employment or business, which
statement, to which shall be added a list describing such article
or articles, the junk dealer shall forthwith file in the office of
the Chief of Police within 24 hours after such purchase.
Every junk dealer shall, on purchasing any of the property described
in the last section, place and keep each separate purchase in a separate
and distinct pile, bundle or package in the usual place of business
of such junk dealer, without removing, melting, cutting or destroying
any article thereof, for a period of five days immediately succeeding
such purchase, on which package, bundle or pile shall be placed and
kept by such junk dealer a tag bearing the name and residence of the
seller with the date, hour and place of purchase and the weight thereof.
[Amended 4-4-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
In addition to the fine, imprisonment or both authorized by
this chapter, any licensee shall be subject to the suspension or revocation
of his license upon conviction for any violation of this chapter.
The County Judge, City Judge or Commissioner of Accounts may, in his
discretion, suspend or revoke a license granted under any provision
of this chapter, pending or in advance of the criminal prosecution
of the licensee.
