No pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall:
A. Buy, receive or accept on deposit any article, property or other valuable thing from any person less than eighteen (18) years of age, except with the written consent of the parent or guardian of the minor child as to each particular transaction and in that event, the parent or guardian must execute the record required and furnish proof of identification as any pledger, or seller of any article with such being recorded upon the aforesaid record.
B. Allow any employee less than eighteen (18) years of age to receive or accept any property, article or other valuable thing for purchase, pledge, trade, or consign; allow any employee less than eighteen (18) years of age to make any loan or sell any merchandise that has been pledged, traded or consigned.
C. Employ or retain any person who does not satisfy the qualifications set forth in this chapter.
D. Purchase, receive, or accept any article, property or other valuable thing, manufactured or produced with a serial number or identification number, with said serial number or identification number removed, altered or rendered unreadable. (Ord. 628, 6-1-2021)