3-10 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 10
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES

SECTION:

3-10-1: Secondhand Dealers

3-10-2: Reserved

3-10-3: Reserved

3-10-4: Reserved

3-10-6: License Fees

3-10-1 SECONDHAND DEALERS:

A. License Required: No person shall operate or conduct a secondhand store, a used furniture store or a used appliance store in the city without first having obtained a license therefor and without having complied with the provisions of this section.

B. Application For License: Application for such license shall be made to the city clerk in writing and shall state the location intended to be occupied. Upon receipt of any such application, the city clerk shall notify the chief of police who shall investigate the applicant who must possess the following general qualifications:

1. Be a citizen of the United States or a declarant thereof as authorized by law.

2. Be of good moral character, and in making such determination, the following shall be considered:

a. The applicant must not have been convicted of any criminal act within or outside the state of Idaho or of any ordinance of any city within or outside the state of Idaho;

b. The license history of the applicant, whether operating in this or any other state under a license to do business; and

c. Such other facts relevant to the general personal history of the applicant necessary to the fair determination of the eligibility of the applicant to hold a license.

No license shall be issued to any person of bad character nor to any person who shall have been convicted of any crime, felony or misdemeanor.

C. License Fees: License Fees charged for administration and enforcement of this section shall be established pursuant to title 1, chapter 11 of this code.

D. Records Required: Every person having received a license pursuant to this section shall keep a record of all articles purchased, which record, together with the articles themselves, shall be open for inspection by any member of the police department at all reasonable hours.

E. Operation As Pawnbroker Restricted: No person having received a license pursuant to this section shall operate and do business as a pawnbroker without having obtained a pawnbroker’s license¹, in addition to the licenses authorized under this section.

F. Penalty: Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 272, 9-23-1970; amd. Ord. 636, 2-15-1995; Ord. 980-15, 8-24-2015. Formerly 3-10-5)

3-10-2 RESERVED:

(Ord. 81, 4-29-1955; amd. 1988 Code; Ord. 636, 2-15-1995)

3-10-3 RESERVED:

(Ord. 153, 9-5-1961; amd. 1988 Code)

3-10-4 RESERVED:

(Ord. 243, 4-8-1968)

3-10-6 LICENSE FEES:

License fees charged for administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be established pursuant to title 1, chapter 11 of this code. (Ord. 636, 2-15-1995)