2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 6 - (60 - 64) JUNK DEALERS
60-A - Licenses.

  60-a.  Licenses.  It shall be unlawful for any person, association,
  partnership or corporation to  engage  in  the  business  of  buying  or
  selling  old  metal,  which business is herein designated junk business,
  and which person, association,  partnership  or  corporation  is  herein
  designated junk dealer, unless such junk dealer shall have complied with
  the  provisions of this article and obtained a license so to do from the
  mayor of the city, if the principal  place  of  business  of  such  junk
  dealer  is  in  a  city,  or  the  mayor of the village if such place of
  business is in an incorporated village, otherwise from the supervisor of
  the town in which such place of business is located; for  which  license
  shall be paid such mayor or supervisor for the use of such city, village
  or  town,  the  sum  of five dollars, which license shall expire on June
  thirtieth of each year. The provisions of this article shall  not  apply
  to any person, association, partnership or corporation duly licensed and
  engaged in the business of scrap processing as provided in article six-C
  hereof.