(A) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a secondhand dealer without first obtaining a license therefor for each separate place, premises or location where such business is to be carried on; provided, however, that the words “secondhand dealer,” as used in this subchapter shall not include itinerant dealers in secondhand clothes, secondhand bottle dealers, or exchanges, pawnbrokers, or junk dealers as defined and licensed by other provisions of this code, or sales or exchanges of used articles and materials conducted by or controlled by charitable or religious organizations. “Secondhand dealer” shall also not include any person who purchases used articles or materials from a charitable or religious organization for the purpose of resale, if the person spends in excess of $1,000,000 per annum on purchases of used articles or materials from a charitable or religious organization for the purposes of resale, and maintains an indoor facility of not less than 10,000 square feet for the sale of such used articles and materials.
(B) Application. An application for license as a secondhand dealer shall be made in conformity with the general requirements of this code relating to applications for licenses.
(C) Investigation. When an application for such license is made, the Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made to ascertain whether the applicant has complied with the state laws and the provisions of this code applicable to said business, and whether the applicant is of good character and repute.
(D) Fee. The annual fee for a secondhand dealer's license shall be $100.
(`95 Code, § 116.085) (Ord. 94-1, passed 1-11-94) Penalty, see § 116.999