Title
An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 9.15 of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Pawn Shops, Secondhand Stores, Secondhand Jewelry Dealers.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 9.15 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby repealed and recreated to read:
9.15 PAWN SHOPS, SECONDHAND STORES, SECONDHAND JEWELRY DEALERS.
(1) State Regulations.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Wisconsin Statute 134.71, relating to the regulations for pawnbrokers and secondhand article and secondhand jewelry dealers, are adopted by reference.
(2) License Required.
(a) No persons shall operate any pawn shop, secondhand or junk store, or deal in precious metals or gems or jewelry in the City of West Allis without first having obtained a license from the City of West Allis therefore.
(b) Exceptions. The requirements of this section do not apply to the following:
1. Transactions involving occasional garage or yard sales, estate sales, coin, gem, antique or stamp shows, conventions or auctions.
2. Transactions involving the purchase of grindings, filings, slag, sweeps, scraps or dust from an industrial manufacturer, dental laboratory, dentist or agent thereof.
3. Transactions involving the purchase of photographic film, including lithographic and x-ray film for reprocessing.
4. Transactions between dealers licensed under this section.
5. Any transaction between a buyer of a new article and the person who sold the article when new which involves a return of the article or jewelry or an exchange of the article for a different, new article or jewelry.
6. Any transaction as a purchaser or seller of a secondhand article which the person bought from a charitable organization if the secondhand article was a gift to the charitable organization.
7. Any transaction while operating as a charitable organization or conducti...
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