(a) Before any person shall engage in the business of Secondhand Dealer, that person must apply to the Chief of Police for a permit therefor. The Chief may grant the permit application, and the applicant may receive a license from the Tax Collector upon the payment of the license fee. The license fee shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(b) The Chief of Police shall have the power to revoke said permit after hearing upon good cause being shown.
(c) The Chief of Police may adopt, after a noticed public hearing, such rules and regulations regarding Secondhand Dealers as will effectuate the purposes of this Article and are not in conflict therewith or in conflict with State laws regulating secondhand dealers. Unless otherwise specified therein, the rules and regulations shall become effective 10 days after adoption by the Chief of Police.