Logan, UT Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Chapter 5.28 of the Logan Municipal Code lumps five kinds of business under the word dealer: secondhand dealer, secondhand precious metal dealer, junk dealer, antique dealer and garage and yard sale dealer. A secondhand dealer keeps a store, office or place of business for the purchase, barter, exchange or sale of secondhand merchandise of value. A junk dealer buys or sells old metals, glass, rags, rubber, paper or other junk from a fixed place of business. A garage and yard sale dealer is any individual who holds or participates in more than four (4) garage sales in one calendar year, each a maximum of 3 days in length. Used motor vehicle and trailer dealers and scrap metal processors are not secondhand dealers, and organizations exempted by section 5.02.030 need no license.

Section 5.28.020 requires every dealer to obtain a business license and pay the fees required by section 5.02.190, which sets the fee schedule by resolution of the municipal council. Under section 5.02.210 a licensee who fails to file the return and fee within thirty (30) days of the final day of the license period owes a penalty of twenty five percent (25%) of the annual fee for each thirty (30) day period, not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the license.

Section 5.28.030 requires dealers to record every purchase or receipt of electronic items, jewelry other than costume jewelry, and coins, on a two (2) part form previously approved by the police department. The record carries the date and time, the seller's name and address, an accurate description including serial number and manufacturer where available, the amount paid, and a signed statement that the seller owns the property free of encumbrances and obtained it legally. Both copies go to the city police department, and all records are open to inspection by any police officer during regular business hours. Section 5.28.040 makes it unlawful to fail to submit copies of entries or records on police demand, and section 5.28.050 makes it unlawful to accept goods or pledges from anyone under eighteen (18), unless the person is married.