(a) No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems unless the person has a fixed premises where all regulated transactions are conducted in person, either on a continuing basis or from time to time, and unless the person has first obtained a license to engage in that business at that premises.
(b) For purposes of this section, FIXED PREMISES includes any nonmobile premises where all regulated transactions are conducted in person and the items received are held according to the provisions of § 116.022, whether or not that premises remains in
the same location during the period the license is in effect.
(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the occasional receipt of articles by a pawnbroker, dealer in precious metals or precious gems, or secondhand goods dealer off the licensed premises. However, any article received shall be recorded and reported according to the provisions of § 116.020 and held on the licensed premises according to the provisions of §
116.022
.
(1992 Code, § 28-22) (Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)