(A) Any person licensed as a pawnbroker, who shall purchase any new or second-hand goods of any individual not engaged in trade, shall keep the same for inspection for ten days from the time of the transfer, except on written release from the Chief of Police or his or her designee. The above-mentioned property shall be held during this period on the licensed premises or some other secure location within the city and shall not be disposed of or altered from the form in which it was received during this period.
(B) When articles are acquired by a pawnbroker in a group, they shall be kept together for identification purposes and not separated until the ten-day period has elapsed, unless released prior on written authorization by the Chief of Police or his or her designee.
(Prior Code, § 15-11) (Ord. 1209, passed 3-16-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99