§ 21-48. Pawnshop and secondhand dealer report fee; violations.

(a)

Each pawnshop operator and secondhand dealer shall pay to the city a fee for each report, if that report contains any of the following items:

(1)

A firearm;

(2)

Jewelry;

(3)

Any item which has inscribed, attached or added a personal identifying mark or serial number, or

(4)

Any item having a fair market value equal or greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(b)

The amount of such fee shall be established or amended by resolution of the city council.

(c)

The fee shall be due and payable in advance when the blank reports are obtained from the police department.

(d)

Any pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer who willfully fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil sanction of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per violation.

(e)

Violations of any provision of this section are hereby declared to be civil code infractions which may be adjudicated and enforced by the city court under Chapter 13, Article II of this Code, as an additional enforcement alternative to other remedies and procedures provided for specifically in this Code or any city ordinance. Use of the civil code infraction alternative is not mandatory and shall be at the discretion of the chief of police undertaking enforcement action on an alleged violation of this section.

(Ord. No. 2727, § 3, 6-22-10)