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I. Transactions in which the buyer of the secondhand item containing preciou.s metal is engaged primarily in the business of buying and selling antiqu.es and the items are resold in an unaltered condition except for repair, and the items are resold at retail and the buyer paid less than two thou.sand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for secondhand items containing preciou.s metals purchased within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months. PRECIOUS METALS: Silver, gold or platinum. REDEMPTION PERIOD: The date by which an item of property that has been pawned must be redeemed by the pledger without risk that the item will be sold. Such date must be a day on which the pawnbroker or precious metal dealer is open for regular business. REPORTABLE TRANSACTION: Every transaction conducted by a pawnbroker in which merchandise is received through a pawn, purchase, consignment or trade, or in which a pawn is renewed, extended, or for which a uniqu.e transaction number or identifier is generated by their point of sale software, is reportable, except: A. The bulk purchase or consignment of new or used merchandise from a merchant, manufacturer, or wholesaler having an established permanent place of bu.siness, and the retail sale of said merchandise, provided the pawnbroker must maintain a record of such purchase or consignment which describes each item, and must mark each item in a manner which relates it to that transaction record. B. Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise originally received by pawn or purchase, and for which all applicable hold and/or redemption periods have expired. (bird. 1275, 11-18-2002) 311.03: LICENSE REQUIRED: No person shall exercise, carry on or be engaged in the trade or business of pawnbroker or precious metal dealer within the city unless such person is currently licensed under this section to be a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer, respectively. (bird. 1275, 11-18- 2002) 311.04: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE: Every application for license under this section, whether for a natural person, partnership, corporation or other organization, shall be made on a form supplied by the city and shall contain all information as required on that form by law. All applications for a license under this chapter shall be signed and sworn to under oath or of by applicant. If the application is that of a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to by such person; if that of a corporation, by an of thereof-, if that of a partnership, by one of the general partners; and if that of an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing of thereof. Any falsification on a license application shall result in the denial of a license. When a licensee places a manager in charge of a business, or if the named manager(s) in charge of a licensed business changes, the dealer must complete and submit the appropriate application within fourteen (14) days. The manager shall be subject to the investigation required by section 311.05 of this chapter, and to payment of the investigation fee required by this chapter, which shall be paid in advance.