Within the meaning of this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
JUNK DEALER: One who regularly purchases and sells pieces of old cable, old cordage, old iron or other metal, used glass, old or used auto tires, supplies or accessories, or any other used articles of a similar nature.
PAWNBROKER: One who engages in the business of lending or advancing money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his possession.
SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METAL DEALER: Any person who engages in buying or selling old gold, silver, platinum or other precious metal or secondhand articles containing any of such metals; provided, however, that the following persons shall not be considered a secondhand precious metal dealer:
A. A person who in the ordinary course of business, buys or sells such precious metals in an uncast state primarily for use in any manufacturing or photographic developing process, dental restoration or repair or use in jewelry manufacture or repair;
B. A person who, in the ordinary course of business and in conjunction with the sale of new goods or merchandise, accepts or receives secondhand articles containing such precious metals, as consideration for said sale, and who thereafter disposes of the same in the same form as such articles existed at the time of its receipt.
SECONDHAND STOREKEEPER: One who regularly purchases and sells articles of personal property, previously possessed and used by another, including one who makes a business of exchanging one or more articles of used personal property, for another article of used personal property; provided, however, that this Chapter shall not apply to persons engaged in the business of purchasing and selling secondhand or used automobiles; provided, further that this Chapter shall not apply to persons who conduct or sponsor a "garage sale" as provided for in Chapter 5 of this Title. (1980 Code § 5.7.1; amd. 1999 Code)