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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY,. MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.. 95 AN ORDINANCE DESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE.LICENSING OF A PAWNBROKER BUSINESS AND FORA PAWNBROKER THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. State law adopted. Except as further specified by this Ordinance, the City of Gem Lake hereby adopts the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 325J, with reference to definitions, eligibility, business operations, records, charges, and locations, as those provisions may be amended from time to time, and intends to make those provisions a part of this ordinance as if fully set out herein. SECTION 2. License required. 2.1 A person may not engage in business as a pawnbroker or otherwise portray the person as a pawnbroker unless the person has a valid license authorizing engagement in the business. Any pawn transaction made without benefit of a license is void. 2.2 A separate license is required for each place of business. A person may obtain rnore than one license if the person complies with this chapter for each license. Licenses are issued for the premises described in the application and shall not be transferable to a different location.. A failure to comply at any one. location may be grounds fox revocation of all licenses held by the person. SECTION 3. Application Procedures. 3.1 An application for a pawnbroker license shall be filed with the City. Clerk, along with the license fee, which shall be set by the City Council from time to time and published with other city fees and charges. 3.2 The City shall request a background investigation of the applicant, and report the results of said investigation with the forwarded application. The applicant shall pay an investigation fee of no more than $500, set by the City Council from time to time, for investigation within the State of Minnesota. Should the. City or the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension determine that investigation outside the State of Minnesota is necessary, the applicant shall pay for the cost of the investigation, up to $1 a 0Q4.00, through the city.