Dealer: Any person who is engaged in, conducting, managing or carrying on any business of purchasing, selling, trading, consigning, pawning or bartering of secondhand personal property, precious items, or scrap metal from any person and who is required to obtain a business license pursuant to this chapter.

Item: Any secondhand personal property or scrap metal as defined above.

Peace officer or law enforcement agency: Any peace officer or authorized representative of any police agency of any state.

Person: Any individual, proprietor, employee, agent, company, organization, association, joint venture, partnership, business trust or corporation.

Precious Items.

Precious items do not include coins and unmounted gemstones accompanied by a certificate from an independent, internationally recognized gem grading laboratory.

Scrap metal: Secondhand or cast-off material of any kind, which is commonly known as scrap metal or junk, such as old iron, copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, steel, stainless steel, aluminum (including aluminum beverage kegs), and other metals, metallic cables, wires, ropes, cordage, bottles, bagging, rags, rubber, paper, and other like materials. Aluminum beverage cans are not considered scrap metal.

Secondhand personal property: Any tangible personal property, other than real property and vehicles as defined under A.R.S. § 28-101, that has previously been purchased by a person as new from the original distributor or manufacturer of the item. Examples of secondhand personal property include, but are not limited to, automobile parts and equipment, televisions, stereos, radios, electronic parts and equipment, computers, including hardware and software, household goods, sporting goods, firearms, musical instruments, tack, objects of art, coins, jewelry, precious metals and other precious items as defined under A.R.S. § 44-1601(6).

Seller: Any person from whom a dealer is making a transaction.

Transaction: The purchasing, trading, consigning, pawning or bartering for secondhand personal property.

Valid form of identification: A valid motor vehicle driver’s license, valid motor vehicle identification card, valid Arizona identification card, valid passport, valid armed forces identification card, or Tribal identification and which contains the person’s photograph. (Ord. No. 381, 12-6-94; Ord. No. 2014-01, §§ 1, 2, 5-6-14; Ord. No. 2015-01, §§ 1, 2, 1-20-15. 1976 Code § 4-5-1)