(A) No dealer shall sell, deliver, melt, change the form of, or dispose of any item subject to this Chapter within ten (10) days of the acquisition of such item unless one of the following exceptions is met:
(1) Permission to do so is granted in writing by the City of Fort Madison Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee.
(2) A pawned item is returned to the person who pawned the item within the ten (10) day retention period pursuant to the agreed upon terms; or
(B) The City of Fort Madison Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee may inspect all items for which a request to dispose has been granted before the end of the ten (10) day retention period.
(Ord. - -, passed - -2023)