Deltona, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License
- Annual city occupational license required
- Holding period
- 15-day hold before resale
- Reporting
- Records reported within 24 hours
- Hours
- Closed 10 p.m.-8 a.m.
Summary
Secondhand and junk dealers in Deltona must show their state registration and obtain an annual city occupational license before buying, consigning, or pawning used goods.
Secondhand dealers, including precious metals dealers and junk dealers, shall present the state registration and obtain a city annual occupational license before engaging in business.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-114 requires every secondhand dealer, including precious metals and junk dealers, to present state registration and get a city annual occupational license before doing business. Section 22-115 requires dealers to log each transaction and deliver the record to city law enforcement within 24 hours of acquiring goods, verified against a government-issued photo ID. Section 22-117 bars selling, altering, or disposing of secondhand goods within 15 calendar days of acquisition, and treats accepting a title in place of physical possession as a first-degree misdemeanor. Section 22-118 closes secondhand stores between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Doing business without state registration and a city occupational license violates Section 22-114; accepting a title instead of physical possession of goods is a first-degree misdemeanor under Section 22-117(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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