(A) Every person, firm, or corporation wishing to be a pawnbroker, must apply for a license at the office of the City Clerk. The license application shall state the name and place of residence of the person, firm, or the business address of the corporation having an ownership interest in the business to be transacted, the place where the business is to be transacted, and the date the license is requested; the names, addresses and phone numbers of all individuals having an ownership interest in said business, including all persons having an ownership interest in any firm or corporation operating said business.
(B) The fee for the issuance of a license to engage in business as a pawnbroker shall be in the amount as set by resolution of the Council, which fee shall be tendered prior to the issuance of the license.
(C) A license issued under this chapter shall be valid and effective until January 1 of the year following the year of issuance and may be renewed annually upon payment of the required fee, as determined by resolution of the Council. The license may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this code of ordinances, the Iowa Code or the laws of the United States.
(D) Any person conducting several separate places of business as a pawnbroker shall pay the license fee and procure a license for each place.
(1999 Code, § 125.02) (Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-9-2021)