The city does hereby adopt and ratify chapter 371 of the Texas Pawnshop Act, known as the Texas Pawnshop Act, as the official policy and ordinance of the city concerning the existence of pawnshops within the corporate limits.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-111)
(a) 
Required.
Each pawnbroker shall keep a complete set of daily records in which shall be written, at the time of taking in pawn any article, a description of the article, the name and address of the person offering such article in pawn and the amount loaned upon such article.
(b) 
Copy to be furnished to police.
The daily records required by subsection (a) of this section shall be prepared in duplicate, and the duplicate or carbon copy of such record shall be furnished to the chief of police.
(c) 
Forms.
It shall be the duty of the chief of police to furnish each pawnbroker licensed under the provisions of this article with the forms of the daily records described in this section without cost to the licensee, and if the chief of police fails or neglects to furnish such licensee with the daily record forms, no penalty for failure to keep and maintain such daily records shall apply to such licensee; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall exempt the licensee from purchasing the license as required in this article or the penalty provided for the failure to do so.
(d) 
Examination of goods and records by police.
The daily records required by this section shall be open at all times to the examination and inspection of any police officer under the direction of the chief of police and, upon demand, the pawnbroker or his employee shall point out any article which is entered upon such record.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-118)
It shall be unlawful for any person to pursue the occupation of pawnbroker or to engage in the business of loaning money and holding as security goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind without first having obtained a license therefor from the city and displaying such license as herein provided. A separate license and application shall be required for each pawnbroking establishment or place of business regardless of the ownership of such business.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-112)
Every person, before opening, maintaining or operating a business of pawnbroking, shall make an application to the city for a license for each pawnbroking business place or establishment to be maintained or operated, upon a form to be furnished by the city, which shall contain such information as the city shall require.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-113)
Upon application and payment of the license fee in the amount of one-half of the amount of occupation tax charged by the state, the city shall issue a license to the applicant, which license shall state upon its face the address and business to be conducted and the name under which the business is to be conducted, and such license shall be kept conspicuously posted in the place of business of the licensee where it may be readily available for inspection by the public.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-114)
Pawnbroking license fees shall be due and payable on or before the first day of January of each year and such licenses shall be valid only for the calendar year for which issued. Licenses shall not be transferable nor assignable and shall be valid for the use of the licensee named therein only.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-115)
The licenses required by this article shall be valid only at the address stated in the license; provided, however, that should a licensee desire to change his place of business to another location he shall notify the city prior to the change and upon proper notification the city shall issue, without charge, a new license authorizing the operation of such business at the new location.
(1987 Code, sec. 14-116)