Boynton Beach, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Any business that buys and resells used goods in Boynton Beach falls under Standard Industrial Classification 5932, Used Merchandise Stores, on the City's Business Tax Receipt fee schedule at Sec. 07 per year. Before opening, the operator must first obtain a Certificate of Use and Occupancy under Sec. 13-6, which requires an application, a Code Compliance inspection of the location, and designation of a Local Responsible Party at least 25 years old who lives in Palm Beach County or an adjoining county. Both the Certificate and the Business Tax Receipt run for twelve months, from October 1 through the following September 30, and must be renewed annually before that date to avoid late fees.

Separately, Sec. 15-7 imposes a conduct restriction specific to this trade: it is unlawful for any person licensed as a secondhand dealer, junkshop keeper, or house-to-house secondhand buyer, or any agent, employee, or servant of that licensee, to buy or accept personal property from a minor. The only carve-out in the section is for rags and wastepaper, which such a licensee may still purchase from a minor. This restriction traces back to the 1958 Code, Sec. 17-27, and sits in Chapter 15, the City's miscellaneous offenses chapter.

A dealer who operates without the required Certificate of Use and Occupancy or Business Tax Receipt is separately exposed to enforcement under Sec. 13-16, regardless of whether the minors restriction is also violated.