(1)  This chapter preempts town, city, county, and other local ordinances governing pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers, if the ordinances are more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter or are not consistent with this chapter.

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-32a-114

  • Catalytic converter: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-1402. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Catalytic converter purchaser: means a person who purchases a used catalytic converter in a catalytic converter purchase. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Pawn or secondhand business: means a business operated by a pawnbroker or secondhand merchandise dealer, or the owner or operator of the business. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  Subsection (1) does not preclude a city, county, or other local governmental unit from:

(a)  enacting or enforcing local ordinances concerning public health, safety, or welfare, if the ordinances are uniform and equal in application to pawn and secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities;

(b)  requiring a pawn or secondhand business or catalytic converter purchaser to obtain and maintain a business license and providing for revocation of the business license based on multiple violations of Section 76-6-408; or

(c)  enacting zoning ordinances that restrict areas where pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities can be located.

Amended by Chapter 201, 2022 General Session