Columbia Non-transferability ordinance (§ 11-201)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article VI. Junk Dealers and Junkyards
In short: Licenses issued under this article can't be transferred, assigned or used by anyone other than the person who received them, and a junk dealer's license can only be used at the location described in its application.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No license issued under this article shall be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it was issued, and no junk dealer's license shall be used at any location other than the one described in the application upon which it was issued.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-201
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.