(A) (1) Second-hand dealers, as described above, shall be required to purchase annually a business license for operation of a second-hand business.
(2) The fee for the license shall be set by order of the City Council. The City Council may revise the fee from time to time as it deems appropriate.
(B) (1) The license shall be issued by the City Recorder or the designate on application confirming with this section.
(2) The application shall be signed by, and shall list, the true name and address of each owner of the business and the address of any premises on which the business maintains its specified merchandise, its office and the records required by this chapter. If any interest in the business changes ownership, or the location of the business changes, a report of the change shall be delivered to the City Recorder before any further business is transacted, and on or before the same day, as any change in ownership or location. The report shall be in writing and signed by all owners of the business. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate or to have any ownership interest in a business regulated under this chapter, or for any person to work in a business as an employee, unless there is a valid current license for the business. The business license shall be displayed in view of the public inside the place of business. It shall be unlawful for anyone knowingly to submit a false application or report, or to falsify any record, required under this chapter.
(C) If any dealer or owner listed on the business license application has a record of a conviction of a property crime involving burglary or theft-related crimes in the last five years, they will not be eligible for a business license.
(D) Upon a conviction as described above by any dealer or owner listed on the business license application, the business license shall be revoked for a period of five years.
(E) (1) In addition to the penalties provided in § 115.99, the City Council or its designate may suspend a business license, after conviction, for any violation of this chapter if it finds the violation to be reckless or willful.
(2) The business license may be suspended for a period not to exceed six months upon a finding of reckless or willful violation of this chapter.
(F) In no event shall a business license be issued to one whose name did or should have appeared on the application for business license or on a report of change of ownership, to continue the operation of any business, for which a license has been suspended or revoked during the period of the suspension or revocation.
(Ord. 91, passed 5-16-1985) Penalty, see § 115.99