Babylon, NY Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Licensing agency
- Town Clerk
- General license bond
- $20,000
- Annual license fee
- $2,500
- Zoning
- Business/industrial only
- Trading hours ban
- 8 p.m.–7 a.m.
Summary
The Town of Babylon requires anyone dealing in secondhand merchandise in its unincorporated hamlets to hold a Town Clerk license, post a bond, and operate only in a business or industrial zone.
It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a dealer in secondhand merchandise within the unincorporated areas of the Town of Babylon without first having obtained, and having then in force, a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Town of Babylon Code § 162-2 makes it unlawful to act as a dealer in secondhand merchandise anywhere in the town's unincorporated areas, West Babylon, North Babylon, Wyandanch, Copiague and the rest, without a license from the Town Clerk. A general license requires a $20,000 bond and a $2,500 annual fee (§ 162-8), runs only in a business or industrial zone (§ 162-13.B), and bars purchases from anyone under 21 or transactions between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Violating the recordkeeping section (§ 162-10) is a Class A misdemeanor: $500–$2,500 fine or up to a year in jail. Other violations of Ch. 162 draw $500–$1,500 or up to 15 days, plus a $1,000-per-day civil penalty and possible license revocation (§ 162-16).
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