Sec. 11-122. Secondhand sales; license required; violation; classification; civil penalties.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate within the City any of the secondhand sales businesses as listed and defined in this Chapter without possessing a valid license for each location as provided in this Chapter.

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a secondhand sales business while the license for that business has been suspended or revoked.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be a class one (1) misdemeanor.

(c)   Separate from any criminal penalty imposed for violation of this section, a civil penalty of three times the license fee shall be charged for any individual applying for a license having engaged in operation of a secondhand sales business in the City prior to obtaining a license.

(Code 1977, art. 9-5(E); Ord. No. 99-111, 12/14/99, Existing Section Repealed (SUPP 1999-4); Ord. No. 99-111, 12/14/99, Enacted (SUPP 1999-4); Ord. No. 2017-27, § 74, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 2020-10, § 6, 8-18-20)