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ORDINANCE NO. 09 - 96 (F) Repurchasers of returned merchandise after initial retail sale from the repurchaser; (G) Dealers of secondhand clothing and linens except that dealers of secondhand bedding must comply with Minnesota Statutes, Sections 325F.25 through 325F.34; (H) Dealers of wire and cable regulated under Minnesota Statutes, Section 325F.21; (I) Persons making occasional private purchases and sales of secondhand items. (J) Dealers of secondhand books, magazines, video or audio tapes, compact disks, films or electronic game cartridges; (K) Charitable organizations that take used items for no compensation; (L) Dealers of furniture; (M) The sale of goods at an auction held by a licensed auctioneer; (N) The business of buying or selling only those secondhand goods taken as part or full payment for new goods, and where such business is incidental to and not the primary business of a person; and (0) The bulk sale of property from a merchant, manufacturer, or wholesaler having an established place of business or of goods sold at open sale from bankrupt stock. 10. Class A Secondhand Goods Dealer. Any person who annually engages in 1,800 or more transactions involving the buying and/or selling of secondhand items. 11. Class B Secondhand Goods Dealer. Any person who annually engages in more than 60 but fewer than 1,800 transactions involving the buying and/or selling of secondhand items. 12. Class C Secondhand Goods Dealer. Any person who annually engages in 60 or fewer transactions involving the buying and/or selling of secondhand items. 13. Transaction. The buying and/or selling of any item which has a serial number or an operation ID number or for which compensation of $25.00 or more is paid. Each such item acquired from or sold to the same customer at the same time shall be considered a separate transaction. 614.02 Purpose. The City Council finds that pawnbrokers, precious metal dealers and secondhand goods dealers potentially provide an opportunity of 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, precious metal dealers, secondhand goods and equipment dealers. The purpose of this PAGE 3