(a) Application.
(1) No person, firm or corporation or agent thereof shall directly or indirectly be permitted to be a secondhand dealer in the City until such person, firm or corporation has first obtained a license to engage in and carry on either business.
(2) Every applicant for a license shall make an application in writing on forms provided for such purpose by the City, to the Chief of Police or designated shift officer in charge. Such application shall set forth the name under which the business is to be conducted; the name of every person having a principal interest in the business; the location where the business is to be carried on; and the nature of such business. The application must be made by the person or persons who are to carry on the business and shall certify that no person having an interest therein has been convicted of a felony within the past ten years. Each applicant shall further certify that he or she has read and understands the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Issuance and Terms of License.
(1) Licenses to a secondhand dealer shall be issued annually and expire annually on December 31.
(2) Licenses issued under this chapter shall not be transferred to any other person and the business may be conducted only at the location for which the license is issued.
(3) A secondhand dealer shall not display any sign or other device in or about the premises where such business is conducted which in any way resembles the emblem or sign commonly used by pawnbrokers or which is intended to give the appearance that the business conducted on such premises is or is connected with the business of a pawnbroker and calculated to so mislead; nor shall there be any sign displayed which is calculated to deceive.
(Ord. 29-2015. Passed 7-13-15.)