Oregon, OH Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Oregon Codified Ordinances Ch. 735
- Dealer threshold
- more than 7 sale days/year
- Hold period
- 30 days (15 business days if e-reported)
- No purchases
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Reporting system
- LeadsOnline electronic register
- First offense
- second-degree misdemeanor
- Repeat offense
- first-degree misdemeanor
Summary
Anyone in the City of Oregon, Ohio who buys and resells used goods more than seven days a year, including pawnbrokers and junk-yard operators, must keep a detailed Second-Hand Dealer's Register, hold purchased items before reselling them, and follow strict rules on who and when they may buy from.
735.01 DEFINITIONS. ... (a) "Second-hand dealer" means any person, society, firm, club, partnership, organization or corporation that sells or purchases for the purpose of resale, second-hand articles. ... (1) Anyone who conducts more than seven sale days of second-hand goods during a calendar year from any location within the City of Oregon shall be considered a dealer in second-hand goods within the meaning of this chapter. ... 735.03 RETENTION OF ARTICLES. Each and every second-hand article purchased, received or obtained by any second-hand dealer, except furniture received from a bona fide residence, store, warehouse or factory, shall be held by such dealer for a period of thirty days from the date of the purchase or receipt thereof, unless the dealer has transmitted the entry of purchase electronically as set forth in Section 735.02 (c) in which case the second-hand article shall be held by the dealer for a period of fifteen business days. ... 735.05 PROHIBITIONS. (a) No dealer in second-hand goods: ... (2) Shall purchase any property from any person between 9:00 p.m. of one calendar day and 6:00 a.m. of the next calendar day.
Full Breakdown
C. 07 (second-hand goods dealer, junk yard). 02 requires each dealer to keep a written and electronic 'Second-Hand Dealer's Register' recording, for every purchase, the seller's name, address and birth date; picture-identification confirmation with a color photocopy; a photo of the item showing make, model and serial number; the purchase price, precise date and hour; and, for junk dealers buying metal salvage, the seller's vehicle make and license number. Every dealer must upload that information to the LeadsOnline electronic reporting system (or the City's successor system) and print a daily hard-copy backup.
03 forces dealers to hold every purchased article for thirty days, or fifteen business days if the transaction was reported electronically, before reselling, repairing, altering or otherwise disposing of it, with a carve-out for furniture from a bona fide residence, store, warehouse or factory. , from a minor under eighteen, from anyone who refuses picture ID, or for property with a tampered or removed serial number.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 735, including the register, retention or prohibition sections, is a second-degree misdemeanor for a first offense and a first-degree misdemeanor for any subsequent offense. The register must be produced for inspection by the Chief of Police or any officer on request during business hours.
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