8.03 Motor vehicle wrecking yards.
(1) Definition. A motor vehicle wrecking yard is a lot or space or yard outside of any building in any town in the County in which junked motor vehicles or parts thereof are stored, kept, wrecked, junked, sold or disposed of, or in which the business of dealing in, breaking up, or storing dismantled or salvaged motor vehicles is conducted.
(2) Location of Motor Vehicle Wrecking Yard. No motor vehicle wrecking yard shall be established, set up, used, or occupied unless such yard or lot is at least 2,000 feet from the corporate limits of any city or village in the County and 750 feet from the centerline of any public road or highway and 750 feet from the low water mark of any lake or stream.
(3) License. No person shall own, occupy, use or operate any motor vehicle wrecking yard or motor vehicle salvage business in any town in the County without first applying for and obtaining a license from the County Clerk.
(4) License Fee. Application for such license shall be made to the County Clerk on such forms as he shall prescribe and the fee for such license shall be $50.00 per annum. Such license shall be valid and effective for one year from the date of issuance. Such license shall be renewed each year as long as the wrecking yard is used for storing, wrecking, junking, disposing of, or selling junked or salvaged motor vehicles or parts thereof. Such license shall not be sold, assigned, or transferred without the approval of the County Clerk of the County Board.
(5) Revocation of License. Such license may be revoked by the County Board at any time after hearing provided the County Board finds that the licensee has failed or refused to comply with the section for storing, wrecking, or disposing of junked motor vehicles or parts thereof. Such hearing shall be held by the County Board on its own motion or upon a complaint in writing duly signed and verified by a complainant. The place for the hearing shall be the County Board room in the courthouse or such other place as the County Board shall designate. Such complaint shall state the nature of the alleged violation to comply with the section or any lawful regulation issued pursuant to such section. A copy of the complaint together with a notice of hearing shall be served upon the licensee at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.
(6) Exclusions. This section shall not be applicable to the City of Kenosha nor any incorporated village in the County nor shall it be applicable to any town which now has or which shall hereafter enact an ordinance covering the subject matter of this section.
(7) Penalties. Any person who violates, disobeys, neglects, omits, or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 and in default of such payment be imprisoned in the County jail for a term of not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days or until such forfeiture is paid. Every day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.