(a) Subject to (b) of this section, a municipality with the authority under Alaska Stat. Title 29 to enact ordinances regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions may adopt an ordinance regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions if, at a minimum, the ordinance complies with Alaska Stat. § 08.76.100 – 08.76.590.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.76.460
municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance that
(1) requires the payment of a fee or tax related to a pawnbroker transaction; or(2) restricts the hours of operation of a pawnbroker, except that an ordinance may prohibit pawnbrokers from operating as provided under Alaska Stat. § 08.76.290(2).(c) An ordinance that violates this section is void.
