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ORDINANCE No. 03-50 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER IS KNOWN AS THE "LICENSING AND PERMITS" CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 7.13 OF THE CITY CODE WHICH SECTION IS TITLED "PAWN BROKERS" AND REPLACING THE TEXT WITH A NEW SECTION 7.13. The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT Section 7.13 entitled "Pawnbrokers" of the City Code is hereby repealed and replaced with the following: 7.13 Pawnbrokers 7.13.01 Definitions. When used in this Section, the following words shall mean: Billable Transaction - Every reportable transaction conducted by a pawnbroker, regardless of the number of items received in that transaction. City - The City of Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota. Licensed Premises - The specific building which has been licensed pursuant to this Section. "Lieensed Premises" does not include any out buildings, attached or detached to the licensed premises. Pawnbroker - A person who loans money on deposit or pledge of personal property or other valuable thing; who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable thing on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price; or who loans money secured by chattel mortgage or by personal property, taking possession of the property or any part thereof so mortgaged. To the extent that a pawnbroker business includes buying personal property previously used, rented, or leased, the provisions of this Section shall be applicable. Any bank, savings and loan association, or credit union shall not be deemed a pawnbroker for purposes of this Section. Receive - To purchase, accept for sale on consignment or take in pawn any secondhand good. Reportable transaction Every transaction conducted by a pawnbroker, inside the City of Ramsey, in which merchandise defined in section 7.13.14 is received, and for which a daily report to the police department is required.