3-23-1: DEFINITIONS:
PAWNBROKER: Any person who lends money on deposit or pledge of physically delivered personal property, or who deals in the purchase of personal property on condition of selling the same back at a stipulated price, or who publicly displays at his or her place of business the sign generally used by pawnbrokers to denote the pawnbroker business, or who publicly displays a sign which indicates, in substance, a business on the premises which "loans money for personal property, or deposit or pledge". The business of a pawnbroker shall not include the lending of money on deposit or pledge of title to property.
PRECIOUS METAL SALES DEALERS: Any dealer who buys, sells or otherwise conducts business in secondhand jewelry, coins, gold, silver, platinum, gems and other precious metals.
SECONDHAND PROPERTY: Any previously owned audio-video equipment, compact disk, audio or video tapes or recordings, camera, computer hardware, jewelry made of precious metal or stone, article made of precious metal, precious stone or gem, watch, equipment, machine, tool or device.
(Ord. 3293, 3-27-2012)