"Pawnbroker"
is any person conducting, managing, or carrying on a business of receiving goods in pledge for loans for which interest is exacted, or of purchasing goods and agreeing, at or before such purchase, to resell the same to the vendor at a stipulated price.
(Prior code § 6400)
"Secondhand dealer"
is any person conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in used or secondhand goods, but shall not be construed to apply to the receipt or sale of any secondhand goods by any person that received the same as part payment on new goods, if such person is the authorized representative or agent of the manufacturer, jobber, or distributor of the said new goods sold and if an affidavit to that effect of such manufacturer, jobber or distributor, or the authorized officer thereof, is produced and filed with the license collector.
(Prior code § 6400.1)
Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, and every person engaged in business of any kind who shall come into possession of any used or secondhand goods except those received as part payment for new articles of goods, shall, on each Monday and Thursday before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning, make out and deliver to the office of the police department on blank forms to be obtained from the office of the police department for that purpose, a full, true and complete report of all goods or things received on deposit, pledged, or purchased, and the true name and address, as nearly as the same are known or can be ascertained of the person by whom such article was left on deposit, pledged, or sold together with a description of such person. Such report shall show the number of the pawn ticket, amount loaned, amount purchased and an accurate description of each article left on deposit, pledged, or purchased. A copy of this section to be furnished by the license collector shall be kept conspicuously posted in the place of business of every such pawnbroker or secondhand dealer.
(Prior code § 6400.2)
Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall keep a complete record of all goods, or things pledged to or purchased or received by him, or sold or otherwise disposed of, which record shall contain all the matters required to be shown in the report referred to and described in Section 5.64.030. Every such record and all goods, and things pledged to or purchased or received by any such pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall be open at all times during business hours to the inspection of any police officer in the city.
(Prior code § 6400.3)
The chief of police shall cause to be filed in the office of the police department all reports received pursuant to the terms of this chapter and the same shall be open to inspection only by members of the police department of the city.
(Prior code § 6400.4)
No person conducting or managing the business of pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or any agent or employee of any such person shall fail, refuse or neglect to file any report in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or fail, refuse, or neglect to keep any record as required by this chapter, or fail, refuse or neglect to exhibit to any police officer of the city immediately upon demand for the privilege of such inspection, any such record or any goods or things pledged to or purchased or received by such person.
(Prior code § 6400.5)
No pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall sell or otherwise dispose of any articles within five days after such article has been received or purchased by him.
(Prior code § 6400.6)
Every person who conducts or manages the business of pawnbroker or secondhand dealer and which business is secondary, minor or incident to and is conducted or associated at the same location with some other business which is subject to the payment of a license fee, shall make application and secure a permit for such business in the manner provided by Chapter 5.16 and shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that such person shall not be required to pay an additional license fee for such secondary, minor, incidental or associated business of pawnbroker or secondhand dealer.
(Prior code § 6400.7)