HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Regulations Pertaining to Pawnbrokers and Precious Metal Dealers ORDINANCE NO. 2941
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTIONS 17.25(2)(c) AND
17.25(2)(f) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 31
OF EACH YEAR AS THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR ALL LICENSES
AND ALLOWING FOR A PRO-RATED FEE FOR LICENSES FOR
PARTIAL YEARS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT, IF ANY; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be
and is hereby amended by repealing subsections 17.25(2)(c) and (f) and
enacting new subsections 17.25(2)(c) and (f) to read as follows:
(c) Fee Requirement. Every application for a dealer's annual
permit shall be accompanied by the application fee. The fee
for a dealer's annual permit to conduct business by pawn
shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). The fee for a
dealer's annual permit for a dealer not conducting business
by pawn shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). However,
these annual fees shall be pro-rated for dealers applying for
permits for partial years.
(f) Expiration. A dealer's permit shall expire on December 31 of
the year in which it is issued. If a dealer's business is
discontinued or moved or sold within one (1) year after
issuance, the dealer's permit expires and a new permit must
be obtained before the dealer's business is recommenced.
The dealer's annual permit is a personal privilege and shall
not be transferable, nor shall there be a partial refund of the
application fee where the permit holder discontinues his
business prior to December 31 of the year in which the permit
was issued. However, if an initial permit is issued during
the year the fee shall be pro-rated and the dealer shall be
charged only that amount for that portion of the year which
is remaining.
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Section Four. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall con-
stitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
Passed this 4th day of February 1986.
ancy ibbon ity Clerk Paul Goodland, Mayor