California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 9 — Secondhand GoodsArticle 4 — Tangible Personal PropertySection 21637
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to excuse compliance with the provisions of any city, county, or city and county ordinance or any other state law pertaining to or covering the reporting, holding, or releasing of tangible personal property, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, except that no city, county, or city and county or any other state agency shall adopt the following:
(a) Holding, reporting, or identification requirements for transactions involving coins, monetized bullion, or commercial grade ingots of gold, silver, or other precious metals.
(b) Identification, holding, or reporting requirements for the acquisition of tangible personal property, in the ordinary course of business, by pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, other than as set forth in Sections 21628, 21630, 21633, and 21636 of this code, and commencing July 1, 2010, Section 21628.2 of this code, and Section 21208 of the Financial Code.
Notes
Requires compliance with consistent local ordinances and other state laws governing reporting, holding, or releasing tangible personal property despite the article. Prohibits local governments and other state agencies from imposing holding, reporting, or identification requirements on precious-metal transactions or additional ordinary-course acquisition requirements on pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers beyond the listed statutory provisions, including the rule effective July 1, 2010.
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