Licensing

All owners of dogs, cats or ferrets in the City of Wyandotte are required to register for an Animal License. Applications for an animal license are available for download online, at the Police Department, or Office of the Clerk. In order to obtain an animal license, you must:

1. Submit  Animal License Application
2. Submit documentation from a licensed veterinarian showing that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies.
3. Submit license application fee.

Effective October 1, 2011, the yearly fee is $10.00. One-, two-, and three-year licenses are available at the locations mentioned above.

Ordinance Regarding Licensing & Limitation:

Sec. 4-3.  Licensing.

All dogs and cats must be licensed with the City of Wyandotte. The annual fee is ten dollars ($10.00) which covers January 1 through December 31. If the license is issued by a licensed veterinarian in the City of Wyandotte, the fee will be divided equally between the city and the veterinarian.         

Application for a license shall be made to the DCACA, animal control officer, police department, records bureau, city clerk or to any licensed veterinarian having a business establishment within the city and shall state the breed, sex, age, color and marking of the animal and the name and address of the applicant. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate of a licensed veterinarian showing that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies. Any application made to the city clerk or to any licensed veterinarian as described herein shall be forthwith forwarded to the DCACA or the Wyandotte Police Department for retention and reference information.

(Ord. No. 1370, § 2, 9-17-12) 

Sec. 4-23.  Limitation on number of animals.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person or family to own, keep, or possess, harbor or shelter more than (i) two (2) dogs or, (ii) four (4) dogs, cats or ferrets in total combination provided that there shall be no more than two (2) dogs in said combination, which are four (4) months of age or older, within the corporation limits of the city except as provided in subsection (b) and (c) below.

   (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsection (a) above, a person or family owning, keeping, possessing, harboring or sheltering more than the allowed number of dogs, cats or ferrets allowed for in this chapter which are four (4) months of age or older within the corporation limits of the city prior to October 15, 1993 shall be allowed to own, keep or possess said animals in excess of the allowed number until said animals die or ownership is transferred, provided that application was made to the Wyandotte animal control officer no later than November 15, 1993 with proper paperwork evidencing that all of said animals are legally licensed by the city and have all of their appropriate shots and are not creating a health hazard or nuisance as set forth in any of the city ordinances.

   (c)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to any licensed veterinary doctor or technician specializing in the medical treatment or medical observation of dogs and other animals in the city.

(Ord. No. 1370, § 2, 9-17-12)

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AMUSEMENTS IN GENERAL 

• It shall be unlawful for any person to stage any public entertainment not otherwise licensed in the Wyandotte Municipal Code without a license from the City Clerk.   

Fees:

• $5.00 for the first day
• $1.00 for each subsequent day 

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AMUSEMENT RIDING AND MOVING DEVICES

• Amusement riding and moving device shall mean any device usually found in an amusement park which is operated for profit, including, but not limited to, ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, whirligigs and roller coasters.

 Fees:

• $25 per year  

       or

• $5.00 for the first day and $2.00 for each subsequent day if license is for less than a year 

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MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES

 Mechanical amusement device  means any machine which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disc, or the payment of a price, or the use or application of a credit master switch, or limited or unlimited play upon payment of a certain sum, or any other similar type of activity, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment, or amusement, whether or not registering a score and whether operated by hand, electricity, or any other form of power. 

Fees:

• $300 Distributor
• $60 Per Device      

 If the devices are owned by the establishment, the fee shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) every year for each mechanical amusement or mechanical music device within the establishment.  

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ARCADES

 Amusement arcade means any place, premises or establishment which is exclusively used for mechanical amusement devices as defined in section 3-91 of the Wyandotte Municipal Code or any business, building or establishment which has a current certificate of occupancy for a use other than an arcade and in addition have fifteen (15) or more mechanical amusement devices at said location. 

Fee:  $500 

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AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS

 MERCHANT’S AUCTION 

• Merchant's auction is defined as any sale or offering for sale of property by a merchant or retailer to the highest bidder or offering for sale of property at a high price and then offering the same at successive lower prices until a buyer is secured. 

• Merchant and retailer are defined as any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity which engages in the retail sale of goods, wares, property or merchandise. 

 Fees:

• $500 per year
• $100 per day 

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DEALER’S AUCTION 

• Dealer's auction is defined as any business which is primarily designed to sell property through the means of public auction or by sale to the highest bidder on a continuing basis. This definition does not apply to an auction conducted by a retailer or merchant.        

 Fees:

• $500 per year
• $100 per day 

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AUCTIONEER 

• No person shall engage in the business of auctioneer or sell or cry off at a merchant's or dealer's auction any real estate, goods, wares or merchandise of any description within the city without a license from the City Clerk. 

$2,000 Bond Required

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CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES, ETC.

No person shall operate a circus, menagerie, carnival or sideshow without a license issued by the City Clerk. 

Fees:

• $350 for the first day
• $175 for each subsequent day
• $5,000  Bond 

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DANCE HALLS AND DANCE SCHOOLS

 As used in this division the term "dance" shall mean any dance to which admission may be gained by the general public; the term shall not include any dance to which admission is restricted to invited guests. 

Fee:

• $100  Dance Schools
• $200 Halls that charge admission 

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RESTAURANT, BAR & FOOD DEALER

RESTAURANT 

• A restaurant shall be defined as a food establishment as defined by PA92 of 2000 (MCL 289.4101) as amended, including a food service establishment as further defined by the said act. This definition does not include a charitable, religious, fraternal, or other nonprofit organization operating a home-prepared baked goods sale or serving only home-prepared food in connection with its meetings or as part of a fund-raising event. 

Fee:  $75 

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BAR 

• No operator of a place where alcoholic beverages are sold or served for on-premises consumption shall allow dancing on the premises without a license issued by the City Clerk. 

Fee:  $200 

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FOOD DEALER 

• No person shall engage in the business of processing or selling at retail or wholesale any food without first obtaining a license and paying the license fee as required by this chapter. No such license shall be granted except upon approval of the health officer. “Food” as used herein includes liquids commonly consumed by persons.  

Fee:  $20 

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JUNK DEALERS, JUNK YARDS, ETC 

Application for Junk Dealer or Junk Yard must be made in writing and submitted to the City Clerk’s Office.  No person shall engage in the business of dealer in scrap iron, scrap metal, scrap wood, used or salvaged auto parts or any form of goods commonly considered as junk, nor assemble the same for the purpose of sale without first obtaining a license. 

Fees:

• $75 per wagon, truck or vehicle
• $25 per pushcart 

Trucks and pushcarts must be applied for in the Engineering Dept. 

Junk Yard Fees:

• $300
• $75 per truck
• $1,000 Bond 

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MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT

 Massage establishment/massage parlor means any establishment which engages in the practice of massage, and which has a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association or corporation carries on any of the activities as defined in the Wyandotte Municipal Code.   Massage establishment includes a health club, health spa, or any physical fitness club or business that offers massages on occasion or incidental to its principal operation.  

Fee:  $500 

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FURNITURE MOVERS 

No person shall engage in the business of furniture mover without a license issued by the City Clerk.  This shall apply to household and office furniture which is in use.  It shall not apply to deliveries by merchants who have sold furniture. 

Fee:  $250 per vehicle 

Insurance:  

• $1,000 cargo insurance per vehicle  
• $10,000.00 public liability insurance  
• $1,000.00 property damage insurance 

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PAWNBROKERS & SECONDHAND DEALERS 

No person, corporation, partnership, company or firm, or other entity located in the City shall carry on the business of a Pawnbroker or Secondhand Dealer in the City without being licensed pursuant to the Pawnbrokers Act and Secondhand Dealers Act.  A Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker's License is not transferable. 

Fee:     $150

Bond:  $3,000 

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PEDDLERS & SOLICITORS 

PEDDLER’S & TRANSIENT MERCHANTS 

• Peddler:  Any person who goes about from place to place, selling or offering for sale, goods, wares, merchandise and all kinds of property, traveling on foot or in vehicles, and selling from house to house or by crying his wares from the street. Such term shall include "hawkers" and "hucksters." 

• Transient Merchant:  Any person engaged temporarily in the retail sale of goods, wares or merchandise, in any place in this City and who, for the purpose of conducting such business, occupies or uses any lot, building, room, structure of any kind. Such term shall include: "itinerant merchants," "itinerant vendors," and persons engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandising at retail in this City who are not on the tax rolls of this City. Any person who commences a business of selling goods, wares and merchandise at retail within this City after the first day of January in any year who is not assessed on the tax roll for that year and who occupies or uses the licensed premises for a period of less than one hundred eighty (180) days shall be deemed a transient merchant. 

Fee/Peddler:

• $300 Peddler per year 

Fee/Transient Merchant:

• $300 per day
• $1,000 Bond 

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SOLICITORS & CANVASSERS 

• “Canvasser" or "solicitor" shall mean any individual, whether a resident of the City or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not, including any person who, for himself or for another person, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent, railroad boxcar, boat, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop or any other place within the City for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery. 

Fee:

• $300
• $1,000 Bond 

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PRECIOUS METALS & GEMS 

The Michigan Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Act, MCL 445.481 et seq, requires precious metal dealers to register with the local government or local police agency where they intend to do business.  The Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Act defines a dealer as "any person, corporation, partnership, or association, which, in whole or in part, engages in the ordinary course of repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving precious items from the public within this state."  The Act does not require consumers who are "engaged in the sale, purchase, consignment, or trade of precious items for himself or herself, to obtain a registration." 

Fee:  $50 

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TATTOOING & TATTOO PARLORS 

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:

Employee means any person over eighteen (18) years of age, who renders any service in connection with the operation of a tattoo parlor and who receives compensation from the operator of the parlor or patrons.     

 Tattooing means the creation of an indelible mark or figure upon the human body by insertion of pigment into or under the skin or by the production of scars.

 Tattoo parlor means any place or establishment where tattooing is made available. 

Owner or operator means a person who owns or controls the operation of a tattoo parlor. This includes individuals, licensees, managers, lessees, sponsors, partnerships, corporations, societies, organizations, associations or any combination of individuals of whatever form or character. 

Patron means any person over eighteen (18) years age who receives a tattoo under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that he or she will pay money or give any other consideration therefor.         

(Ord. No. 993, § 2, 6-5-95)

Fee:

Initial annual license - $400.00   

Annual Renewal of license - $350.00   

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THEATRE 

As used in this article the term "theatre" shall mean any structure or parcel of land used primarily for entertainment on the stage or screen. 

Fee:  $250 

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USED CAR DEALER 

No person shall engage in business as a Used Car Dealer without a license issued by the City Clerk.         

Sec. 38-21. Persons eligible for.

  Fee:

• $250
• $3,000 Bond 

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