§ 6-40-1. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

Junk dealer means any person in any way buying, selling, exchanging, trading or dealing in scrap iron, brass, empty bottles or secondhand metals of any sort or kind, including automobile accessories and automobile parts, within the city.

Junk shop or junkyard means any place where odds and ends, old rags, ropes, cordage, old metals, secondhand machinery parts, worn-out motor vehicles and parts thereof, and the like, are bought, sold or stored.

Licensed HVAC contractor or contractor means any person who holds and maintains a valid license to obtain a permit from the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement pursuant to the Memphis and Shelby County Mechanical Code Contractor Licensing Chapter sections 106 and 112, in order to perform mechanical work on HVAC equipment, including all manner of repair, installation and removal of such equipment.

Scrap metal means any ferrous or nonferrous metal or metal product that is no longer used for its original purpose and is capable of being processed for reuse by a metal recycling facility, including, but not limited to, iron, brass, wire, cable, copper, bronze, aluminum, platinum, lead, solder, steel, stainless steel, catalytic converters, air conditioner evaporator coils, radiators, and condensers (in whole or part), and other similar obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metal or metal products, but not including recyclable aluminum cans.

Scrap metal dealer means a person who obtains scrap metal through purchase, barter or exchange, or an employee or agent of such dealer who has the express or implied authority to so obtain scrap metal on behalf of the dealer.

(Code 1967, § 26-47; Code 1985, § 24-56; Ord. No. 5217, § 2, 2007; Ord. No. 5332, § 1, 12-1-2009)