5.40.030 License required.
It is unlawful for any person, corporation, or company to engage in the business of pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, without first having obtained a license known as a “pawnbroker’s and second-hand dealer’s license.”
A. License Fee. The fee for a license is as established by the city council by periodic resolution, commencing January 1st and ending December 31st of each calendar year, payable in advance to the city clerk.
B. Nontransferable. A license issued in accordance with this chapter shall be nontransferable from the person, corporation or company to whom issued.
C. Investigation. No license will be issued to any person who has been convicted of the offense(s) of burglary, robbery, theft, or of receiving stolen goods within the past ten years. An investigation is to be made by the chief of police or his designee.
D. Application. In order to obtain said license an applicant shall make written request to the city clerk on forms furnished by the city. Such request shall be referred to the chief of police and, if upon investigation it be deemed satisfactory that the applicant is entitled to a license, the same shall be granted upon payment of license fee provided herein. (Ord. 914, 1989; Ord. 856, 1987)