A. Required; Fee: It is unlawful for any person to act as an auctioneer in the city unless he has a valid business license in full force and effect as required by chapter 1 of this title. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or association to operate as an "auction house", as defined in section 5-5-1 of this chapter, within the city unless licensed under chapter 1 of this title. The business license fees shall be as specified in chapter 1, article B of this title.
B. Exemptions: The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any auction held for charitable or benevolent purposes; nor for any church fair, festival or bazaar; nor to the sale of household goods or effects by the owner thereof at his place of residence; nor to the sale of live animals or poultry at any stockyards, stock show or fair.
C. Bond Required: Before issuing any auctioneer's license under the provisions of this chapter, the business license coordinator shall require the applicant to execute and file with him a bond to the city with a corporate surety in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned for the faithful observance of all of the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city applicable to the activities of the auctioneer and for the honest performance of all duties required by the city ordinances of an auctioneer and the protection of all persons dealing with or through an auctioneer against any fraud, deception, breach of warranty or imposition. Such bond must be approved in writing by the city attorney before filing.
(1979 Code §§ 5.10.020, 5.10.030, 5.10.040; amd. Ord. 90-42, 7-26-1990; 1999 Code)