Daytona Beach, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Article III of Chapter 26 defines a secondhand dealer broadly to include pawnbrokers, jewelers, precious metals dealers, garage sale operators, secondhand stores and consignment shops. Section 26-208 requires each of these, including precious metals dealers, pawnbrokers and junk dealers, to pay an annual license tax under the fee schedule in Sec. 90-354 before engaging in business; a dealer licensed to sell only new property is not exempt from otherwise following the article. Section 26-209 requires every dealer to submit an electronic transaction report each business day through the city's reporting system, capturing the item description, serial numbers, and the seller's identity verified against government photo identification, with the record open to police inspection.

Section 26-211 bars a dealer from selling, altering or disposing of secondhand goods within 15 calendar days of acquiring them, extendable to 60 days or longer on a law enforcement finding of probable cause that the goods are stolen, and requires dealers to keep transaction records for five years. or through a drive-through window. Several categories, including nonprofits, garage sales held fewer than ten weekends a year, flea market sellers and licensed motor vehicle dealers, are exempted under Sec. 26-207.