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As used in Sections 8.105 to 8.165, the following words shall mean:

(1) Pawnbroker: A person engaged in the business of loaning money for himself or for any other person upon personal property, personal security, pawns or pledges, or the business of purchasing articles of personal property and reselling or agreeing to resell such articles to the vendors or their assigns at prices agreed upon at or before the time of such purchase.

(2) Pawnshop: Any room, store, or place in which a pawnbroker is engaged in, carries on, or conducts his business.

(3) Secondhand dealer: A person engaged in the business of buying from the general public any item of value, including but not limited to, goods, wares, or merchandise, whether new or used, for resale: jewelry, watches, precious stones, precious metals, firearms, bicycles, stereo equipment, hand tools, or musical instruments, power tools, antiques, furniture, CDs, DVDs, trading cards, or any other item of value. The term does not include dealers who only acquire such goods as trade-ins.

[Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2005-285, Dec. 15, 2005; Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2014-159, Dec. 18, 2014 (effective Mar. 22, 2015); Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2015-83, Aug. 20, 2015.]