3-7-5: BUSINESS REGULATIONS GENERALLY:

   A.   Display Of License Required: It shall be the duty of every person to whom a pawnbroker license is issued to prominently display such license in a conspicuous manner at all times on the premises to which the license relates. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.01)

   B.   Inspection Of Premises: Upon request of the Chief of Police or designee, the pawnbroker or anyone acting on behalf of the pawnbroker shall permit the inspection of the licensed pawnshop premises and all property kept or stored therein. Any such inspection shall occur during the pawnshop's regular and usual business hours. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.02)

   C.   Minors: Minors may not enter into any transactions regulated by this chapter. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.03)

   D.   Pawnshop Employees: No pawnbroker shall employ a person under the age of eighteen (18) to conduct transactions regulated by this chapter. In addition, any employee conducting transactions regulated by this chapter shall meet the qualifications enumerated in section 3-7-4 of this chapter. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.04)

   E.   Intoxicated Persons: No pawnbroker or a person acting on behalf of a pawnbroker shall enter into a transaction regulated by this chapter with a person under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.05)

   F.   Prohibited Transaction: No pawnbroker or a person acting on behalf of the pawnbroker shall enter into any regulated transaction in which the property at interest is such property that is manufactured or produced with a serial or identification number, and the said number has been removed, altered or rendered unreadable. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.06)

   G.   Property Retention/Restriction On Subsequent Sales: Property received by the pawnshop through a regulated transaction must be retained by the pawnbroker, free of any subsequent sales agreement, for thirty (30) days, except purchase transactions, which property must be retained for twenty (20) days. (1952 Code § 5-16-03.07)