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License Name:		Second Hand Pawn Precious Metals
Description:		Buying, selling, trading, exchanging, or accepting for sale on consignment, or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or articles but not limited to Antiques, Precious Metals, or any person who lends money at interest on personal property left for security.
Associated Fees:		$100 Annual License Fee $24 for each set of fingerprints $10 Duplicate License Fee
Ordinance Booklet:		Secondhand Dealers Ordinance Booklet (pdf/189KB/16 Pages)
General Provisions:		General Provisions Booklet (pdf/87KB/16 Pages)
Fact Sheet:		Fact Sheet (pdf/38KB/1 Page)
Application Materials:		Secondhand Pawn Precious Metals Application Materials (pdf/94KB/3 Pages)
Additional Requirements:		Fingerprint and background check for each employee and owner. Exemptions The provisions of this article do not apply to: Persons who engage solely in the selling of secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or articles. Buying, selling, trading, exchanging, consigning, or otherwise dealing in recycling metal cans, paper, cardboard or glass. Buying, selling, trading, exchanging, consigning, or otherwise dealing in used books, tires (excluding rims), clothing, coins not set in a bezel, postage stamps, trading cards, comic books, furniture (other than appliances) and works of art placed on consignment by the original artist. Sports memorabilia valued at fifty dollars ($50), or less, shall also be exempt. Organizations that have been determined to be exempt from taxation, pursuant to section 501(C) of the internal revenue code, by the internal revenue service, including churches and religious organizations. Investment or securities brokerage houses or financial institutions as defined in the Arizona Revised Statutes Section 44-1601, paragraph 1, Items (A), (B) and (C).