735.02 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   (a)   No person shall purchase, exchange, trade, sell or receive second-hand articles or engage in the business of purchasing, exchanging, trading, selling or receiving second-hand articles without first obtaining a swap shop/second-hand dealer’s license from the Director of Finance. The fees for such license shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per annum renewable in January of each year. License fees shall be prorated based upon the number of months remaining in the year for licenses purchased after January 31, in any year. The license shall contain the name under which the business is to be conducted and the location where the business is to be conducted.

   (b)   Except as otherwise set forth in Section 735.03(f) of this chapter, it shall also constitute a violation of this section to purchase, exchange, trade, sell or receive second-hand articles or engage in the business of purchasing, exchanging, trading, selling or receiving second- hand articles possessing only an expired license, or during any period in which the license is suspended or revoked. (Ord. 2004-12-118. Passed 12-8-04.)