Collierville, TN Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Chapter 113 of the Collierville Code of Ordinances regulates secondhand dealers through operating hours, holding periods and police reporting. Section 113.20(A) makes it unlawful to open before 6:00 a.m. or to stay open after 8:00 p.m. on any weekday except Saturday, and on Saturday the dealer can stay open not later than 11:00 p.m. Division (B) says nothing in the section makes it lawful to conduct the business on Sunday.

Section 113.21 bars selling, disposing of or removing any purchased property for at least 48 hours after the required reports have been delivered to the Chief of Police. Section 113.22 requires a report to the Chief of Police before 9:00 a.m. each day, with a legible and correct description of each article purchased the preceding day and the name, color, sex and address of the seller. Section 113.25 adds a three-inch by five-inch card for each article, with the description on the front and, on the back, the seller's handwritten name and address and right thumb print. Section 113.26 sets four card types: blue for watches, yellow for jewelry and diamonds, pink for clothing, and white for miscellaneous articles. Under § 113.29 the cards go to the Chief of Police, or a designee, every day before 12:00 noon, and mailing is accepted if the envelope is postmarked the day the property was received. Section 113.27 lets the Chief of Police prescribe the card forms.

Section 113.23 bars buying from anyone under 16 and requires written consent from a parent or guardian to deal with a minor 16 or older. Section 113.24 holds secondhand book dealers to a stranger rule: deal only with persons known personally, and identify sellers to any officer on demand. Junk dealers in the same chapter face parallel rules, including an enclosed-building requirement in § 113.02 and a 48-hour hold in § 113.06.