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ORDINANCE 96- 22 CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE OF T~E CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER VII OF THE CITY CODE, LICENSING OF RELATED BUSINESS ~ ACTIVITIES, BY REPEALING SECTION 724, PAWNBROKERS, A1FD ENACTING A NEW SECTION 724 IN LIEU T~EREOF RELATING TO TEE SA/~E SUBJECT ENTITLED PAWNBROKERS The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 724 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, Pawnbrokers, is hereby repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, which shall read as follows: SECTION 724 - PAWNBROKERS PURPOSE: The City Council finds that pawnbrokers potentially provide an opportunity for the commission of crimes and their concealment because such businesses have the ability to receive and transfer stolen property easily and quickly. The City Council also finds that consumer protection regulation is warranted in transactions involving pawnbrokers. The purposes of this Section is therefore to prevent pawnbroking from being used as facilities for commission of crimes and to assure that such businesses comply with basic consumer protection standards, thereby protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City. 724.00 DEFINITIONS APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY: "Appropriate law enforcement" agency means the attorney general of the state of Minnesota, Sherburne County Sheriff or the Chief of Police of the City of Elk River or the Chief's designee. MUNICIPALITY: Minnesota. "Municipality" means the City of Elk River, PAWNBROKER: "Pawnbroker" means a person engaged in whole or in part in the business of lending money on the security of pledge goods left in pawn, or in the business of purchasing tangible personal property to be left in pawn on the condition that it may