N.Y. General Business Law § 60-a: Licenses

§ 60-a. Licenses. It shall be unlawful for any person, association,

partnership or corporation to engage in the business of buying or

selling old metal, which business is herein designated junk business,

and which person, association, partnership or corporation is herein

designated junk dealer, unless such junk dealer shall have complied with

the provisions of this article and obtained a license so to do from the

mayor of the city, if the principal place of business of such junk

dealer is in a city, or the mayor of the village if such place of

business is in an incorporated village, otherwise from the supervisor of

the town in which such place of business is located; for which license

shall be paid such mayor or supervisor for the use of such city, village

or town, the sum of five dollars, which license shall expire on June

thirtieth of each year. The provisions of this article shall not apply

to any person, association, partnership or corporation duly licensed and

engaged in the business of scrap processing as provided in article six-C

hereof.