Billings, MT Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Any person that carries on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or valuable article dealer shall keep a register in a form prescribed by the city, in which shall be entered and legibly written in the English language in ink, at the time of each loan or receipt of personal property, the following information; the name, address, and date of birth of the seller, and the seller's drivers license number or other identification number from any other allowed form of identification pursuant to section 7-504; the date, time and place of the purchase; an accurate and detailed account and description of each article being purchased, including, but not limited to, any trademark, identification number, serial number, model number, brand name or other identifying marks on such article; and a description by weight and design of precious and semi-precious metals or stones. The purchaser shall also obtain a written declaration of the seller's ownership which shall state whether the article is totally owned by the seller, how long the seller has owned the article, whether the seller or someone else found the article, and if the article was found, the details of its finding. No entry made in such register shall be erased, obliterated or defaced.(b)The seller shall sign his or her name in the register and on the declaration of the seller's ownership.(c)Such register shall, at all reasonable times, be open to inspection by the city.