Oklahoma City, OK Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Junk dealer license
- $80/year (§ 60-54-16)
- Used merchandise dealer license
- $80/year (§ 60-54-17)
- Buying hours ban
- 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Scrap ≥35 lbs hold period
- 10 days minimum
- Minor sellers
- written parental consent required
Summary
Oklahoma City requires junk dealers, scrap metal dealers, recyclers, and secondhand goods dealers to hold an annual city license, log every transaction with photo ID, and skip purchases between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Every junk dealer, recycler, or keeper of a junk shop, scrap metal dealer or dealer in secondhand goods, shall keep a separate book, record, register or other electronic system used to record and maintain all the following information from any seller of any amount of scrap metal or any item listed in Subsection (d) of Section 54-74: the transaction number, date, time and place of purchase; a legible photocopy of the seller's driver's license or other form of government-issued photo identification...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City ordinance defines a secondhand dealer as anyone dealing in used goods other than junk, and separately licenses junk dealers and used merchandise dealers, each 80 dollars a year, under Title 60, Chapter 54. Dealers must keep a register recording each seller's photo ID and a description of the property, and must hold any scrap metal purchase of 35 pounds or more for at least ten days before resale. Purchases from minors require signed parental consent, and buying from anyone visibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs is forbidden outright.
Violations & Fines
A first or second conviction under this article is a Class A offense; a third conviction within two years is a Class B offense, and any violation can also cost the dealer his license to operate.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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