New Haven, CT Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Broker means any person who engages in the business of buying and/or bartering articles from the public and reselling them to the public. The term "broker" includes all those whom the city previously classified as secondhand dealers, antique and/or precious metal dealers, pawnbrokers, junk dealers and swap shop dealers.

Wholesaler means a person in the business of selling tangible personal property to be resold at retail or raw materials to be manufactured into suitable forms for use by consumers.

(b)This article does not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written or printed evidence of ownership of property or indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.(c)Pursuant to section 21-100 of the general statutes, this article does not apply to the purchase of such items from a wholesaler by a manufacturer or retail seller whose primary place of business is located in Connecticut.(d)This article does not apply to any dealer in motor vehicles as defined in chapter 246 of the general statutes, any scrap metal processor as defined in section 14-67w of said statutes, and to any dealer in antique household furniture, china or glassware. (Ord. No. 1304, Pt. I(J), 12-17-01)

Sec. 17-6.2. - License required. It is unlawful for any person, corporation or partnership to engage in business as a broker before obtaining a currently valid license from the issuer.

(Ord. No. 1304, Pt. I(J), 12-17-01)