Garage & Yard Sales in Bay County, MI (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Bay County, Michigan.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bay County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Frequency, Duration & Permits
Bay County's Secondhand and Scrap Dealer Ordinance exempts rummage sales from secondhand-dealer licensing only if the same person or location does not hold one for more than six consecutive days and does not hold more than two rummage sales in a calendar year. Exceed either limit and the county treats the sale as an unlicensed secondhand-dealer operation.
Bay County Garage and Rummage Sale Limit
Light RestrictionsBay County Code of Ordinances § 18.001
Secondhand dealer means any person, corporation, member or members of a partnership, company or firm, that engages in the business of purchasing, storing, selling, exchanging and receiving secondhand goods, including the receiving and selling of goods on consignment, but does not include a scrap processor, automotive recycler, or junkyard that deals principally in industrial scrap, nor to retai...
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