Leominster, MA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Item 36 of the license fee schedule in Section 12-2 sets the cost 'for issuing and recording license of pawnbrokers' at $100.00, the same schedule that funds the city clerk's licensing operations generally. Like every other license or permit the city issues, a pawnbroker's license is subject to the standard conditions Section 12-1 attaches to all city licenses and permits: the licensee must conform to the applicable statutes and ordinances, the license can be revoked at any time by the issuing authority unless the law says otherwise, and any violation of the license's specifications 'shall work an immediate revocation of the same.' Section 12-1 also requires the licensee to indemnify the city against damage arising from the licensed work.

Section 11-7.1, added to the Code of Ordinances on June 12, 2023 and titled simply 'Firearm prohibited,' layers a business-specific restriction onto that general licensing framework: no pawnbroker may loan money secured by deposit or pledge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, ammunition, gun powder, or any accessory of those items. The same section separately bars any pawnbroker from holding a license to sell, rent, or lease a firearm, rifle, shotgun, or machine gun, meaning pawnbroking and firearms dealing cannot be combined in the city under one operator.