Section 116.022 shall not apply to the following:
(a) Firearm(s) provided the purchase, receipt, and sale of the firearm(s) are done by anyone required by federal law to have a firearms’ license to sell or trade guns;
(b) Any item purchased or received by a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems if the item is first inspected by an authorized city police officer and the alteration or disposition approved; and
(c) Any item returned by a pawnbroker to the person pawning the same.
(1992 Code, § 28-18) (Ord. 46-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)