(a) No pawnbroker or secondhand dealer or scrap dealer shall purchase or receive, by sale, barter, or exchange or otherwise, an article under a license issued pursuant to this chapter from any person between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. or otherwise permitted by law. Further, no person shall purchase or receive such an article from any of the following:
(1) A person who is at the time intoxicated or visibly under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
(2) A person known by the dealer to be a thief or an associate of thieves, a prior recipient of stolen property, or any person the licensee or employee has reason to suspect of being such.
(3) A minor under the age of eighteen years without written consent of the parent or guardian of such minor.
(b) No person shall purchase or receive, by sale, barter or exchange or otherwise, any article or item that person knows to be stolen, reasonably should have been known to be stolen, or suspects as having been stolen except as specifically authorized by law enforcement authorities.
(Ord. 954. Passed 8-15-12.)