Florence Officials Try to Crack Down on Unlicensed Yard Sales

December 20, 2011

Council members, last week, granted their approval to the first reading of an ordinance that would increase regulations in place for yard sales. City officials feel that residents are ignoring the current Florence, SC business license regulations for yard sales by conducting these sales without bothering to obtain the necessary business licenses.

Some council members have voiced concerns over the current regulations in place which only allow for one yard sale to be held each year. A resident can only legally conduct the yard sale if he obtains a city business license for the minimal fee of $5. Since the number of yard sales allowed is so limited, city officials feel that residents ignore the regulations completely, including the part about obtaining a business license.

The new yard sale business license ordinance would increase the number of yard sales allowed to be conducted by any one individual while at the same time cracking down on those individuals who don’t obtain the Florence business license necessary for legalizing the sales of their home goods.

Tucker Mitchel reports on the details of the new business license ordinance in South Carolina Now. “The proposed new regulation would allow one per quarter — four per year — and each could last for two consecutive days, so long as one of those days isn’t Sunday.”

Council members will vote again on this ordinance in January of next year.

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