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Home » US Law » 2022 Ohio Revised Code » Title 47 | Occupations-Professions » Chapter 4737 | Secondhand Dealers; Junk Yards

Section 4737.01 | Duties of Dealers.

Effective: September 11, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 171 – 127th General Assembly (A) “Personal identification card” means a current and valid driver’s license, military identification card, state identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code, or a state identification card issued by another state on the condition that that card […]

Section 4737.011 | Dealers in Precious Metals or Jewels Exempted.

Effective: August 20, 1982 Latest Legislation: House Bill 248 – 114th General Assembly Sections 4737.01 to 4737.04 of the Revised Code do not apply to the business of purchasing articles that are made of or contain gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals or jewels. For purposes of this section, a person is engaged in […]

Section 4737.012 | Bulk Merchandise Containers; Record Keeping.

Effective: September 28, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 193 – 129th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 4737.01 of the Revised Code, a dealer who is in the business of purchasing, reselling, exchanging, recycling, shredding, or receiving bulk merchandise containers shall not purchase or receive plastic bulk merchandise containers that are marked with […]

Section 4737.02 | If Dealer Is a Peddler, He Need Not Hold Property Thirty Days.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the purchaser or receiver, by exchange or otherwise, as described in section 4737.01 of the Revised Code, is a peddler, or goes about with a wagon to purchase or obtain, by exchange or otherwise, any of such articles not excepted, and […]

Section 4737.03 | Not to Deal With Minors – nor at Certain Hours.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No person shall purchase or receive by sale, barter, exchange, or otherwise, an article mentioned in sections 4737.01 to 4737.03, inclusive, of the Revised Code, of a minor or apprentice, knowing or having reason to believe him to be such, or from […]

Section 4737.041 | Special Purchase Articles and Bulk Merchandise Containers.

Effective: September 28, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 193 – 129th General Assembly A scrap metal dealer or bulk merchandise container dealer shall do all of the following with respect to each special purchase article the scrap metal dealer purchases or receives or with respect to each bulk merchandise container a bulk merchandise container dealer […]

Section 4737.042 | Electronic Records.

Effective: September 11, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 171 – 127th General Assembly A scrap metal dealer and a person who purchases, sells, exchanges, or receives secondhand articles may use an electronic device that decodes and records information contained in the metallic strip on a personal identification card to record a person’s name, address, and […]

Section 4737.043 | Exemptions From Requirements.

Effective: September 11, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 171 – 127th General Assembly Sections 4737.04 and 4737.041 of the Revised Code do not apply with respect to any of the following: (A) The donation of articles to nonprofit organizations or to any other person, on the condition that the person donating the articles receives no […]

Section 4737.044 | Conflicting Municipal Regulations.

Effective: September 11, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 171 – 127th General Assembly No municipal corporation or other political subdivision shall enforce any regulation that is in conflict with sections 4737.01 to 4737.043 of the Revised Code. Consistent with the power of municipal corporations to exercise their rights under Article XVIII, Section 3 of the […]

Section 4737.05 | Licensing of Junk Yard Definitions.

Effective: March 30, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 685 – 120th General Assembly As used in sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of the Revised Code: (A) “Junk” means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, trash, waste, batteries, paper, rubber, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous materials, but does not include scrap […]

Section 4737.06 | Prohibiting Operation of Junk Yard Without License.

Effective: November 18, 1969 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 283 – 108th General Assembly No person shall operate or maintain a junk yard, adjacent to the interstate or primary systems inside a municipality, except in zoned or unzoned industrial areas, unless he has first obtained a license issued under sections 4737.05 to 4737.12, inclusive, of the […]

Section 4737.07 | Issuance of License.

Effective: November 26, 1975 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 82 – 111th General Assembly No person shall operate and maintain a junk yard outside of a municipality, except in zoned or unzoned industrial areas adjacent to the interstate or primary systems, without first obtaining a license to do so from the county auditor of the county […]

Section 4737.08 | Application Information.

Effective: November 18, 1969 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 283 – 108th General Assembly Application for a license to operate and maintain a junk yard or for a renewal thereof shall be made in writing, accompanied by the proper fee, to the chief executive officer of the municipality or the county auditor of the county in […]

Section 4737.09 | Maintaining Fence.

Effective: January 1, 1964 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 46 – 105th General Assembly Any fence constructed under sections 4737.05 to 4737.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be neatly constructed, shall be non-transparent, shall be kept in good order and repair, and no advertisement shall be permitted thereon other than the name of the person […]

Section 4737.10 | Inspections.

Effective: October 12, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 150 – 126th General Assembly (A) Before a license is granted or renewed under sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of the Revised Code, the sheriff of each county, or, if the sheriff so designates, a township police officer or constable, and the chief of police of each municipal […]

Section 4737.11 | Enforcement.

Effective: November 18, 1969 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 283 – 108th General Assembly Whenever the prosecuting attorney of any county, the chief legal officer of any municipality, or the attorney general is of the opinion that a junk yard is being operated or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of sections 4737.05 to […]

Section 4737.12 | Determining Unzoned Industrial Areas Adjacent to Interstate and Primary Systems.

Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation shall develop standards for determining and shall determine unzoned industrial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems pursuant to such standards. Such standards shall recognize the factors customarily considered in zoning areas as industrial, provided that they […]