(a) Secondhand Goods Dealer. Secondhand Goods Dealer shall mean any person, partnership, firm or corporation whose business includes selling, buying or receiving any tangible personal property, previously owned, used, rented or leased. The same shall include articles made of or containing gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals or jewels of any description for the purpose of reducing or smelting them into any form different from their condition or construction when purchased, and reselling or marketing the product. The term secondhand goods dealer shall include pawnbrokers.
(b) Pawnbroker. Pawnbroker shall mean a person who loans money on deposit or pledge of personal property, or other valuable thing on the condition of selling the item back again at a stipulated price, or who loans money secured by chattel mortgage on personal property, taking possession of the property or any part thereof so mortgaged, or anyone holding themself out to be a pawnbroker is declared to be a pawnbroker within the meaning of this article.
(Ord. 2-4-14.)