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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-32a-114. Preemption of local ordinances--Exceptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-13-commerce-and-trade/ut-code-sect-13-32a-114/
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