N.Y. GBS Law § 60-A

§ 60-a. Licenses. It shall be unlawful for any person, association,\npartnership or corporation to engage in the business of buying or\nselling old metal, which business is herein designated junk business,\nand which person, association, partnership or corporation is herein\ndesignated junk dealer, unless such junk dealer shall have complied with\nthe provisions of this article and obtained a license so to do from the\nmayor of the city, if the principal place of business of such junk\ndealer is in a city, or the mayor of the village if such place of\nbusiness is in an incorporated village, otherwise from the supervisor of\nthe town in which such place of business is located; for which license\nshall be paid such mayor or supervisor for the use of such city, village\nor town, the sum of five dollars, which license shall expire on June\nthirtieth of each year. The provisions of this article shall not apply\nto any person, association, partnership or corporation duly licensed and\nengaged in the business of scrap processing as provided in article six-C\nhereof.\n