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ORDINANCE NO. 09 - 96 sold must be a day on which the pawnbroker or precious metal dealer is open for regular business. 19. Photograph Requirement for Pawnbrokers. The City Council finds the the safety of the public is compromised when stolen property is easily pawned or sold to pawnbrokers. Given the nature of the business of pawnbrokers and the attraction pawnshops have to the criminally disposed, the City Council either enacts the following license regulation. A pawnbroker shall take either a photograph or a still video of each person selling or pawning any item of property. If a photograph is taken, it shall be at least two inches (2") in length by two inches (2 ") in width and shall be immediately developed and referenced with the information regarding the person and the item sold or pawned. The major portion of the photograph shall include a front facial pose. The pawnbroker shall notify the person of the photograph requirement prior to taking his or her photograph. If a still video photograph is taken the video camera shall zoom in on the person pawning or selling the merchandise so as to include a close-up of the persons face. The video photograph shall be referenced by time and date so as to correspond to the merchandise sold or pawned by the person. The pawnbroker shall, by adequate signage, inform the person that he or she is being videotaped. The photographs and videotape shall be kept by the pawnbroker for four (4) months. 20. Holding Period for Precious Metal Dealers. Any item received by a precious metal dealer for which a report to the Police Department is required under subpart (iii) of this Section shall not be sold or otherwise transferred for two (2) weeks after the date of the sale or pawn. 614.14 Restrictions Regarding License Transfer. Each license under this Chapter shall be issued to the applicant only and shall not be transferable to any other person. No licensee shall loan, sell, give or assign a license to another person. 614.15 Suspension or Revocation of License. 1. The City Council may suspend or revoke a license issued under this Chapter upon finding of a violation of: (A) Any of the provisions of this Chapter; (B) Any state statute regulating pawnbrokers, precious metal dealers or secondhand goods dealers; or (C) Any state or local law relating to moral character and repute. Any conviction by the pawnbroker, precious metal dealer or secondhand goods dealer for theft, receiving stolen property, or any other crime or violation involving stolen property, or any other crime or violation involving stolen property shall result in the PAGE 14