Southfield, MI Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Southfield City Code Chapter 75, Article I governs secondhand and junk dealers. Sec. 7.111 requires a license before engaging in the business of dealer in secondhand goods or junk dealer, issued by the mayor under Act 350 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, and sets the fee according to the schedule in Chapter 71. A licensee already holding a used-automobile dealer license under Chapter 76 is not required to obtain a second license under this chapter. Sec. 7.112 folds in the state licensing statutes governing secondhand dealers, applying Act 350 of 1917 and Act 231 of 1945 to licensees except where this chapter provides otherwise, and makes a violation of those statutes a violation of the City Code.

Because Chapter 75 licensees are also licensed under the general licensing provisions of Chapter 70, the standard application, bonding, certification and renewal rules apply: Sec. 7.4 requires a license application, Sec. 7.6 through 7.11 require certificates from the health officer, fire chief, police chief and building and safety engineering director as applicable, Sec. 7.12 may require a bond, and Sec. 7.17 permits suspension or revocation for cause, including conduct contrary to public health, safety or welfare, or conduct unauthorized by or beyond the scope of the license.