§ 7.76.240. Definitions.

A.

"Salvage collector" means a person, not an itinerant oil-tool exchange, and not having a fixed place of business in the unincorporated territory of the county, who goes from house to house, or from place to place, gathering, collecting, buying, selling or otherwise dealing in any old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, papers, metal (including gold and mercury), or other articles commonly known as salvage.

B.

"Salvage dealer" means a person, not an auto wrecker and not an oil-tool exchange, having a fixed place of business in the county and engaged in conducting, managing, carrying on or maintaining any place where old rags, sacks, bottles, papers, metals or other articles commonly known as salvage, except gold or silver or platinum or mercury, are gathered together, stored or kept for shipment, sale or transfer.

C.

"Secondhand dealer" is a person, other than a used-car dealer or dealer in secondhand books or magazines, engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, wares or merchandise, including gold, silver, platinum and mercury, but does not include a person who does not sell, or offer to sell, secondhand goods, wares or merchandise except such as is received by such person as payment or part payment for a new article sold by him.

(Ord. 8073 § 21 (part), 1961: Ord. 7778 § 6 (part), 1960: Ord. 7462 § 19 (part), 1959: Ord. 6087 § 2 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 7 §§ 1351, 1353 and 1355, 1951.)