Mesa, AZ Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

Chapter 7, most recently amended by Ordinance No. 5935 (4-7-25), treats antiques dealers as secondhand dealers, issuing them a license titled "Antiques Dealer" but governed by the same rules. Section 5-7-3 requires a complete application, fingerprints, and application fee routed through the Licensing Office to the Police Department for a criminal-history check before the license issues, and Section 5-7-5 requires renewal at least 45 calendar days before expiration or the license lapses. § 44-1602, and the item must then sit in the dealer's custody, unaltered, for 20 calendar days after the report is filed.

Exemptions cover purchases of business inventory from a fixed-location business with documented invoices, purchases of household items paid by check or documented cash receipt from a verified lawful occupant, non-firearm consignments held ten days before payment, and used clothing or furniture. S. Title 44, Chapter 11, Article 1, and all reports and transaction records must be kept on the business premises for two years under Section 5-7-6(H). Peace officers may place a Police Hold on suspected stolen goods under Section 5-7-7, freezing disposal for five business days or 90 days with written notice.