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. . Ordinance No. 1125 , Page 2. e Section 1. Definitions (a) The term "junk dealer" as used in this Ordinance shall mean anyone who engages in the business of buying, selling, trading, or otherwise dealing in new or used scrap materials, including ferrous and nonferrous metal, brass, waste material, etc. (b) The term "scrap metal processor" as used in this Ordinance shall mean anyone who engages in the business of processing iron and steel or nonferrous scrap for remelting purposes. (c) A "show" as used in this Ordinance shall mean any display and offering of use items for .sale or trade by more than one dealer at a single location. (d) The term "minor" as used in this Ordinance shall mean any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. This Ordinance shall not apply to businesses licensed by the State of Texas and defined by State statutes to be automotive dealers or pawnshops. Section 2. ..License required. No person, firm, or corporation shall own or operate a junk dealership or scrap metal processing plant without a license as herein provided. Each business as defined above and each location of each business must have separate licenses. The provisions of Ordinance No. requiring that certain records be kept, apply to all businesses carries on at a single location. Section 3. Application for and issuance or refusal of of license. (a) Any person desiring a license required by this Ordinance shall make application therefor in writing to the city clerk on an application form provided for that purpose, stating where the business is to be located and the residen- tial address of the owner or manager. Such application form shall be accompanied by an affidavit, sworn to by the applicant e -- .