A. 
Statutes adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code of Ordinances, the provisions of § 134.71, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect to pawnbrokers and secondhand article dealers, exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory penalty is a fine or term of imprisonment or exclusively state charges, is hereby adopted and by reference made part of this section as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any regulation incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this section. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of § 134.71, Wis. Stats., as incorporated herein, are intended to be made part of this section in order to secure to the extent legally practicable uniform regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. Any person who shall, within the City of Onalaska, Wisconsin, violate any provision of said statute shall be deemed guilty of an offense under this section.
B. 
Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, § 134.71(12), Wis. Stats., is not adopted by this division.
A. 
License required. No person, firm or corporation shall, in any manner, operate without a pawnbrokers and secondhand article dealers license without first obtaining a license as hereinafter provided.
B. 
License application. Applicants for a pawnbrokers and secondhand article dealers license must complete and return an application form furnished by the office of the City Clerk. At the time the application is submitted, a fee shall be paid as set forth on the City of Onalaska Fee Schedule, which shall be reviewed annually.
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Investigation. The office of the City Clerk shall notify the Chief of Police and Inspection Department of each new application for license, and these officials shall inspect or cause to be inspected each application and the premises, together with such other investigation as shall be necessary to determine whether the applicant and the premises sought to be licensed comply with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto, including those governing sanitation in restaurants, and whether the applicant is a proper recipient of a license. The Chief of Police and Inspection Department shall furnish to the Common Council any information derived from such investigation, accompanied by a recommendation as to whether a license should be granted, modified or denied. No license shall be renewed without a reinspection of the premises.
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Issuance. The City Clerk shall issue a license upon approval of the application by the Common Council upon the payment off the fee. All licenses issued herein shall be for one year, ending on the 30th day of June, and shall not be transferable.