Vineland, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

City Code § 574-2 makes it unlawful to engage in the business of a secondhand dealer, defined to include coin dealers, scrap yards and cash-for-gold merchants, without a license from the Vineland Police Department, and § 574-3 sets the fee at $750 for a Class A dealer and $50 for a Class B charitable reseller, all licenses expiring December 31. Class A applicants and their employees must be fingerprinted for FBI comparison under § 574-5.A, and the applicant must have Police-Department-approved secured storage plus the computer equipment and software to report every transaction electronically under § 574-5.B and § 574-6.

Each purchase record must capture the seller's name, address, date of birth and phone number, a physical description, a color photo of the seller's ID and an onsite facial photo, entered into the database within 24 hours of purchase under § 574-6.B. Purchased goods must be held unaltered and available for police inspection for 15 business days under § 574-6.D(1), and records of each transaction must be kept for five years under § 574-6.D(3)(e). The Chief of Police may deny, suspend or revoke a license under § 574-9 for chapter violations, unlicensed advertising, false application statements, disqualifying criminal convictions, or purchasing stolen goods, and the dealer is liable for the acts of its employees.