(A) The City Council finds that pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers potentially provide an opportunity for the commission of crimes and their concealment because these businesses have the ability to receive and transfer stolen property quickly and easily, and consumer protection warrants the regulation of transactions involving pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers as defined herein.
(B) Furthermore, the City Council finds that based upon the experiences of other communities which have pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers within their communities, there is a significant increase in the time spent by local law enforcement personnel in the checking and regulating of the businesses through record checking, patrol, checking of inventory, searches and the like.
(Ord. 184, passed 5-18-98)