Layton, UT Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $100.00 (LMC 5.29.020)
- Resale hold period
- 30 days for designated "receipt" items
- Business hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., closed Sundays
- Outdoor storage rule
- 5-foot tight board fence required
- Minor sales
- Barred without parent/guardian written consent
- General penalty
- Class B misdemeanor (LMC 5.29.290)
Summary
Layton requires junk dealers and secondhand dealers to hold a $100 City license, keep an ink-recorded purchase ledger for every article bought, and hold designated "receipt" items like TVs, firearms and bikes for 30 days before resale. Businesses may not operate before 7 a.m., after 9 p.m., or on Sundays.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate as a junk dealer or secondhand dealer without first obtaining a license to do so from the City and paying the license fee thereof in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
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Violations & Fines
Any violation of Chapter 5.29, including operating unlicensed, failing to maintain required records, buying from a minor without consent, or reselling a receipt item inside the 30-day hold, is a class B misdemeanor under LMC 5.29.290, punishable according to law and subject to revocation of the dealer's license. Records and premises must remain open to police inspection at all reasonable times, and the Chief of Police can order a hold on suspected stolen property under LMC 5.29.260.
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