§ 5.08.010. Regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers

Every pawnbroker, gun dealer, antique dealer, and every secondhand dealer and junk dealer buying secondhand metals, diamonds, jewelry, clothing or any other secondhand articles, shall:

A. Keep at his or her place of business a register in which he or she shall enter in writing a minute description of any and all property pledged or purchased by the pawnbroker, and any and all property purchased or received by the secondhand dealer in the conduct of his or her business, including any number that may be in or upon any such article, together with the time of purchase and the name and place of residence (giving street and number if within the city), and the name of the person selling or leaving the property; also, the amount paid for such property, together with his or her original signature;

B. Shall make such entries immediately after the purchase of such property and such entries shall be made in ink and shall not in any manner be erased, obliterated or defaced;

C. It shall be the further duty of every such dealer or buyer to make out and deliver to the police of the city whenever demanded, within twelve (12) hours of the demand, a legible and correct copy from such register of all the property received during the preceding day, together with the time when received or purchased and a good description of the person or persons from whom the same was purchased, with the person's name and address, and the register of the dealer shall be open for inspection to any member of the police department at all reasonable hours.

(Prior code § 5-110)