Chapter 14
SECONDHAND GOODS*
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State law references: Junkyards near highways, MCL 252.201 et seq., MSA 9.391(11) et seq.; licensing of pawnbrokers, MCL 445.471 et seq., 446.201 et seq., MSA 19.581 et seq., 19.740(1) et seq.; licensing of secondhand and junk dealers, MCL 445.401 et seq., 445.471 et seq., MSA 19.711 et seq., 19.740(1) et seq.
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Article I. In General
Secs. 14-1– 14-25. Reserved.
Article II. Garage Sales
Sec. 14-26. Definitions.
Sec. 14-27. Penalty.
Sec. 14-28. Permit required.
Sec. 14-29. Maximum duration.
Sec. 14-30. Frequency allowed.
Sec. 14-31. Location restricted; display of permit.
Sec. 14-32. Signs.
ARTICLE I.
IN GENERAL
Secs. 14-1– 14-25. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. Sec. 14-26. Definitions.
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:
Garage sale, lawn sale, attic sale, auction sales, rummage sale, barn sale, or flea market sale or other similarly termed sale shall mean any sale of tangible personal property not otherwise regulated in this Code or township ordinances.
Person shall mean and include all individuals, families living within the same household, firms, corporations or organizations.
(Ord. No. 137, § 1, 4-15-81)
Sec. 14-27. Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this article is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine as specified in section 1-10 of this Code, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided by section 1-10 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 137, § 8, 4-15-81; Ord. No. 137A, § 1, 4-8-98)
Sec. 14-28. Permit required.
(a) No person shall conduct what is known as a garage sale or rummage sale within the township limits without having first procured from the township clerk, a permit therefor, for which no fee shall be charged.
(b) Any person who shall conduct a garage sale or rummage sale without having procured a permit from the township clerk, shall be considered guilty of violating this article.
(Ord. No. 137, §§ 2, 5, 4-15-81)
Sec. 14-29. Maximum duration.
Any person conducting a sale under this article may not conduct such sale for a period of more than three consecutive days.
(Ord. No. 137, § 3, 4-15-81)
Sec. 14-30. Frequency allowed.
No person shall be allowed more than two permits under this article within any 12-month period, except that this section shall not apply to duly constituted nonprofit or religious organizations which shall have registered as such with the county clerk; in such event, the permit required by this article shall be issued to such nonprofit or religious organizations for a one-year period. In no instance, with the exception of qualified nonprofit or religious organizations, shall more than two garage sales be held at any one location within any 12-month period.
GARAGE SALES