Grand Prairie, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Section 19-20 requires a license for any person, partnership, corporation, or association that sells used goods or goods it did not manufacture, defining 'used goods' as anything previously sold at retail. The article exempts sellers with a 'permanent place of business,' meaning a building owned or leased for at least 180 days where the majority of sales occur there, and treats a Texas sales tax permit listing a Grand Prairie address as prima facie proof of that exemption; garage sales as defined in the Code are also excluded.

Section 19-21 requires a written application to the health sanitarian inspector stating the applicant's name, address, and whether the applicant is a natural person, corporation, or partnership. 00 annual fee for secondhand dealers, due before the first day of each year. Section 19-23 conditions the license on a $1,000 surety bond approved by the city attorney, and Sec. 19-25 makes conviction of any article violation grounds for license cancellation in addition to the fine. Section 19-26 requires dealers to record every purchase or deposit, including the seller's identifying information, description, and price paid, open to police inspection, and Sec.

19-27 bars dealers from selling, redeeming, or removing any purchased junk or secondhand article, except certain scrap categories, for ten days after acquisition. Section 19-28 separately bars possessing goods with obliterated serial numbers, and Sec. 19-29 requires written parental consent before buying from a minor.