City of Milwaukee - File #: 070789

• File #: 070789
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/25/2007
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/7/2010
• Effective date: 7/24/2010
• Title: A substitute ordinance amending the definition of junk, establishing a fingerprinting requirement for junk collector and junk dealer license applicants, and prohibiting the purchase of junk from unlicensed junk collectors and junk dealers.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: JUNK DEALERS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/23/2010	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/9/2010	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/7/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/21/2010	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
6/21/2010	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Indviduals Present: Richard Pfaff, Licence Division Art Armstein, United Milwaukee Scrap, LLC - president Motion by Hamilton to amend legislation to strike section c-3-d. under part 2, no junk collector or junk dealer may purchase any junk from any junk collector or junk secondhand dealer licensed under s. 93-5.	Pass	5:0
6/15/2010	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/9/2007	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Opposed: Att. Michael Maistelman - on behalf of Milwaukee Recycling Coalition Art Arnstein - United Recycling Marty Foreman - Foreman Metal Company Joe Kovacich - Miller Compressing Company Don Rosewood - Independent Scrap Hauling, LLC Held so that the city can work with the industry.	Pass	4:0
10/1/2007	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2007	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/25/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
070789
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance amending the definition of junk, establishing a fingerprinting requirement for junk collector and junk dealer license applicants, and prohibiting the purchase of junk from unlicensed junk collectors and junk dealers.
Sections
92-3-2-a am
92-3-2-c am
92-3-3-c cr
92-3-4.3 cr
Analysis
This ordinance amends the definition of junk to clarify that persons in the business of transporting 5 or fewer waste tires at any one time, or used or secondhand motor vehicles or the parts thereof, are required to first hold junk collector or junk dealer licenses, provided that the persons are not otherwise licensed as, and solely engaged in the business of, a waste tire transporter, auto wrecker or secondhand dealer. In addition, this ordinance establishes a fingerprinting requirement for license applicants.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 92-3-2-a and c of the code is amended to read:

92-3. Junk Collectors and Dealers.

2. DEFINITIONS.

a. "Junk" shall mean used materials of any kind that may be recycled or converted to new materials or products including rags, paper, rubbish, bottles, glassware, crockery, bags, cloth, rubber, [[vehicle]]>>waste<< tires, ferrous and nonferrous metals, clothing, siphons, old rope, plumbing materials, salvage gas and electric fixtures, waste materials, and all articles or things discarded. This definition >>shall include used or secondhand motor vehicles or the parts thereof, but<< shall not include secondhand articles of personal property for resale that are subject to the provisions of s. 92-2.

c. A "junk collector" shall mean a person who buys, sells, collects, gathers or delivers junk within the city as a business or employment but who is not a junk dealer within the city [[or an employe of such a dealer]].

Part 2. Section 92-3-3-c of the code is created to read:

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