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808. WRECKING AND JUNKING CARS 808.010. LICENSE. No person, firm or corporation shall exercise, carry on, or be engaged in the trade or business of automobile wrecker or automobile junker within the limits of the City without first having obtained a license to do so in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter. 808.020. TERM. The term "automobile wrecker" or "automobile junker" as used in this Chapter shall be construed to mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of dismantling, wrecking, burning or otherwise disassembling used automobiles in order to re -sell, lease or otherwise deliver parts of such cars either as second -hand parts or as junk; and the fact that such persons, firm or corporation may maintain an agency or sub - agency for any automobile dealer or other person shall not exempt such agent or sub -agent from the terms of this Chapter, if such agent or sub -agent engages in the business of wrecking or junking automobiles; and the fact that such persons, firm or corporation may be engaged in some other business such shall not exempt such person, faro or corporation from the terms of this Chapter if such person, firm or corporation is in fact dismantling used automobiles. 808.030. LICENSE FEE. (A) The amount to be paid for a license required by Section 808.010. hereof shall be established by City Council resolution. (B) A special temporary license for the purpose of permitting a garage, filling station, auto parts dealer or other person to clean up and dispose ofjunked automobiles in his possession will be granted by the Council pursuant to application subject to the furnishing of a bond as hereinafter required and the fee for such temporary special license shall be the amount determined by the Council in accordance with the time required for the cleanup process on a pro rata bases at the same rate as provided in Subdivision (A) hereof. 808.040. BOND. Before any person, firm or corporation shall be licensed as an automobile wrecker or junker, such applicant shall file with the City Administrator a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) with a duly licensed surety company as surety thereon, such surety to be approved by the City Council and said bond to be approved as to form and execution by the City Attorney; conditioned that such licensee shall observe the ordinances of the City in relation to the business to do which the applicant has applied for a license, and that such licensee will observe and conform with all zoning ordinances, planning ordinances and any other pertinent laws, statutes or for and deliver to any person legally entitled thereto any automobiles or parts of automobiles which may have come into the possession of the licensee or in lieu thereof such licensee shall pay in money to such person or persons the reasonable value thereof. 808.050. INSPECTION. Any person, firm or corporation licensed under provisions of this Chapter, shall, at all times during the term of said license allow the Council or any officers whom they designate, to enter the premises where the licensee is carrying on the business, for the purpose of inspecting such premises and inspecting the automobiles or automobile parts or automobile 808 -1