A.
The operator of any antique shop/used merchandise shop may, in lieu of the secondhand dealers permit required by Section 5.38.030, apply for and obtain a special permit to conduct an antiques shop/used merchandise shop. The application shall be filed with the Tax Administrator who shall refer such applications to the Police Chief for investigation to determine whether the application falls within the definition of antique shop/used merchandise shop as set forth in Section 5.09.030.
B.
There
shall be an application fee of $20.00, plus any additional tax fees
as required for a valid business tax certificate.
(2272 § 1, 1993; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A permittee under this chapter is exempt from requirements set forth in Chapter 5.38, except, however, that when the permittee is buying, in receipt of, handling, disposing or selling serialized secondhand property, precious metals, or jewelry, the following provisions shall apply:
A.
The
permittee shall report all serialized secondhand property, precious
metals, or jewelry that permittee has purchased, taken in trade, taken
in pawn, accepted for sale on consignment, or accepted for auctioning
to the Police Chief not later than 12:00 noon of the day following
the acquisition of such property. Purchase must be made from a person
with a valid picture card as set forth in Business and Professions
Code Section 21628(b).
(2272 § 1, 1993; 2808 § 1, 2012)
As used in this chapter, antique shop/used merchandise shop
means a shop where used merchandise is sold at retail, but where at
least 90%, measured according to value of the used merchandise on
hand at any time, consists of objects of art; bric-a-brac; curios;
household furniture or furnishings; clothing; phonograph records,
discs or tapes; books/magazines; or other non-traceable merchandise
offered for sale upon the premises express or implied that the value
of the property whole or in substantial part is derived from its age
or from its historical associations.
(2272 § 1, 1993; 2808 § 1, 2012)
