Change in business name, address or operations.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 7-62
in effectSec. 7-62. - Change in business name, address or operations.
(a) Should any metal recycler change the name of his business, the metal recycler shall notify the director within ten calendar days following the effective date of the change and shall provide documentation satisfactory to the director reflecting the new business name, including but not limited to, a certificate of assumed name or a certificate of status issued by the Texas Office of the Secretary of State and a certificate of account status from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The director shall issue a new license reflecting the new business name and the metal recycler must surrender the original license to the director at the time the new license is issued to the metal recycler.
(b) Should any metal recycler change the structure of its business organization, including, but not limited to, any change to the type of business organization under which the metal recycler is organized, the on-site representative, a proprietor, or in the case of a privately-held legal entity, a change of the holders of 50 percent or more of the ownership interest as shown on the license application, then the license shall be null and void unless a new application is made to the director for a new license and the full license fee is paid within ten calendar days following the effective date of the change. The metal recycler must surrender the original license to the director at the time a new license is issued to the metal recycler.
(c) Should any metal recycler move his place of business from the place designated in such license to a new address, he shall not operate as a metal recycler at the new address until:
(1) The metal recycler makes application to the director for a new license and pays the full license fee;
(2) The director determines that the requirements for the issuance of a license as set forth in section 7-55 of this Code are met;
(3) The director issues a new license reflecting the new business address; and
(4) The metal recycler surrenders the original license to the director at the time a new license is issued to the metal recycler.
(d) Should any metal recycler make the following changes in its operations, the metal recycler shall notify the director within ten calendar days following the effective date of the change:
(1) Exclude purchases from individuals, allowing only business to business transactions; or
(2) Expand purchases from solely business to business transactions to include purchases from individuals.
(Ord. No. 2016-964, § 4(Exh. A), 12-7-2016)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7ANDECOMASCMEPRSEREREBU_ARTIIIMERE_DIV3OPRURE_S7-62CHBUNAADOPFetched: 10/26/2026