Vineland, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

City Code § 574-1.A(2) removes pawnbrokers, as defined at N.J.S.A. 45:22-1, from Chapter 574's secondhand dealer licensing scheme entirely, alongside a narrower carve-out for licensed coin dealers who stick to their specialty. The exemption tracks the transaction, not the business: once a pawnbroker buys or sells secondhand goods that are not for the purpose of pawning or making a loan, that activity is Class A secondhand dealing and requires a license from the Vineland Police Department under § 574-2, the same as any other pawn shop's secondhand retail counter.

A Class A license costs $750 under § 574-3.A(1) and expires every December 31. Once licensed for that non-pawn activity, the business must meet the same Chapter 574 requirements as every Class A dealer: fingerprinting of the applicant and employees under § 574-5.A, secured on-site storage, and daily electronic reporting of each transaction, including seller identification and photographs, to the Police Department's database within 24 hours under § 574-6.B. The Chief of Police may deny, suspend or revoke a license under § 574-9 for chapter violations, unlicensed advertising to buy secondhand goods, false statements on an application, disqualifying criminal convictions, or dealing in stolen goods. A pawnbroker whose business stays within N.J.S.A. 45:22-1 never has to touch this City license at all.