North Hempstead, NY Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

' Applicants file a sworn application with the Town Clerk under § 13-4 disclosing identity, business address, age, citizenship and any prior criminal convictions, and the Town Clerk may run a fingerprint-based criminal history check under § 13-7 at the applicant's expense. Section 13-5 splits licenses into three classes: a general license covering all secondhand merchandise, a management license for someone running an antiques exposition, and an exposition license for an out-of-town antiques dealer exhibiting at a local show. General licenses expire every April 30, and management or exposition licenses expire 30 days after issuance, under § 13-6.

Section 13-10 sets a $2,000 bond and $100 annual fee for a general license, a $10,000 bond and $100 fee for a management license, and a flat $50 fee for an exposition license. Section 13-9 bars the Town Clerk from issuing a license to anyone convicted of larceny, fraud or possession of stolen property, or whose license was revoked within the prior year. , and the same section bars reselling or altering any item for fifteen business days after it is acquired. Section 13-19 requires dealers to hold merchandise reported lost or stolen and mark it 'police stop' once notified by the appropriate police agency, the Port Washington Police Department inside that district and the Nassau County Police Department everywhere else in town.