Beloit, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- State statute adopted
- Wis. Stat. § 134.71, local penalty applies
- Business location
- Fully enclosed building required
- Prohibited hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. weekdays, all Sunday
- Reporting deadline
- Noon the next business day to Chief of Police
- Minor transactions
- Void without written parental consent
- Penalty range
- $100 to $2,000 per violation
Summary
Secondhand article and jewelry dealers in the City of Beloit must operate inside a fully enclosed building, cannot buy goods or lend money between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on Sundays, and must send a Property Transaction Record to the Chief of Police by noon the next business day. Violations carry a $100 to $2,000 penalty.
(3)DISPLAY OF SECONDHAND ARTICLES. (Am. #1931) A secondhand dealer shall conduct-that business within a completely enclosed building except for the outdoor display of merchandise permitted by the Zoning Code.(4)HOURS OF OPERATION. No secondhand dealer shall purchase any secondhand article or lend money thereon between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any weekday, or on a Sunday.(5)DAILY CUSTOMER AND GOODS IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION. (Cr. #2576)(a)All secondhand article and jewelry dealers doing business within the City shall, before noon on the business day immediately following the deposit or redemption of goods and pledges, deliver to the Chief of Police, a legible and correct copy of the form currently entitled "Property Transaction Record" as required under §134.71(8), Wis. Stats. ... (6)PENALTIES. (Cr. #2576) Any secondhand article or jewelry dealer doing business in the City who fails to comply with this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, plus all applicable costs, fees and assessments pursuant to State and local law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Update 01 - 05-2026).
Full Breakdown
10(1) adopts Wis. 71, the state secondhand dealer statute, by reference but substitutes the City's own local penalty. on weekdays, or at any time on a Sunday. 10(5), every secondhand article and jewelry dealer must deliver a legible Property Transaction Record to the Chief of Police before noon on the business day after any deposit or redemption of goods, describing the item with any serial number, the customer's identifying information, and the item's approximate value; a transaction with a minor is void unless the minor's parent or guardian gives written consent, also filed with the Chief of Police by the same noon deadline. Written inventories of off-premises purchases and on-premises consignments must likewise reach the Chief of Police by noon the next business day. 10(2).
Violations & Fines
Failing to keep required transaction records, buying or lending outside the 7:00 a.m.-to-8:00 p.m. weekday window, transacting on a Sunday, dealing with a minor without written parental consent, or displaying merchandise outdoors beyond what the Zoning Code allows violates § 14.10. Section 14.10(6) sets the penalty at not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, plus all applicable costs, fees and assessments under state and local law, replacing the general penalty otherwise adopted with § 134.71.
Frequently Asked Questions
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