HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1062 ORDINANCE NO. 1062
ADDING SECTION 5.28.100 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL
CODE, PROHIBITING PAWNBROKERS FROM PURCHASING
ANY ARTICLE FROM A MINOR WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT
OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Laurel,
Montana, that Section 5.28.100 is hereby added to the Laurel
Municipal Code, as follows:
Section 5.28.100. Regulating purchases from minors.
A. No pawnbroker or person employed in a pawnbroker's
establishment shall purchase any article from a
person less than 18 years of age, without first
obtaining the written consent of the parent or
legal guardian of such minor.
B. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished
in accordance with L.M.C. Section 1.36.010.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after
final passage of the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Introduced on first reading at a regular meeting of the City
Council on December 15 , 1992, by Alderman Collins
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 5th day of January , 1993, upon motion
by Alderman Collins
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Laurel this 6th day
of 3anuary , 1993.
CITY OF LAUREL
Char/es G. P~dge~, Mayor
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk