§ 22-92. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Junk means old iron, chain, brass, copper, tin, lead, other base metals, automobiles, trucks, trailers, or any parts thereof to be junked or demolished, taken apart or destroyed for salvage materials, paper, waste paper, paper clippings, rags, rubber, glass or bottles, and all articles and things discarded as manufactured articles composed of or consisting of any one or more of the articles mentioned, including the industrial metal or scrap or other material commonly included within the term "junk."

    Junk business means the buying, selling, gathering, delivering or storing of junk except as specifically provided in this article.

    Junk dealer means a person who buys, sells, gathers, delivers or stores junk and maintains a yard or building thereof.

    Junkyard means an area where junk is delivered, bought, sold or gathered.

(Prior Code, § 7-8-2)