Amending Chapter 4 - to revise provisions for the licensing of precious metals dealers and secondhand stores

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distributor of newly manufactured precious metals. (b) License and place of operation: (1) No dealer shall operate in the City except from a permanent shop or place of business.' No dealer shall operate upon public property or from a vehicle, flea market, hotel room, or similar location. (2) No dealer shall operate in the City who does not possess a valid precious metals dealer license. (3) The application for a precious metals dealer license shall be made to the Office of the Controller, and shall set forth: (a) The name under which the business is to be conducted; (b) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; (c) The location(s) where the applicant intends to do business; and (d) The type of goods, wares or merchandise the applicant intends to sell. (4) The application shall then be referred to the Police Department for review and recommendation. The Police Department shall conduct an investigation of each applicant and make a recommendation to the Controller as to whether the application should be granted. In making its recommendation, the Police Department shall consider the criminal history of the applicant, if any, and the likelihood that granting the application will endanger the health, safety or welfare of the public. A report of the investigation and a copy of the traffic and police record of the applicant, if any, and the recommendation of the Police Department, shall be attached to the application for the consideration of the Controller. (5) The Controller shall consider the recommendation of the Police Department, and all information provided with or in support of the application in determining whether the application should be granted. (6) The applicant for a precious metals dealer license shall pay an annual fee of two hundred ($200.00) to the 2