Palmdale, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Business hours limit
- No transactions 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- State license
- Current State secondhand dealer license required
- Background check
- Fingerprints and photo ID mandatory
- Reporting law
- Bus. & Prof. Code § 21628 et seq. compliance
- Minor transactions
- Barred for any reportable transaction
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Palmdale secondhand dealers, defined as anyone buying, selling, trading, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property, need a business permit with fingerprints and a security plan, and are barred from transacting business between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., per PMC § 5.04.450.
"Secondhand dealer" means and includes any person, copartnership, firm, or corporation whose business includes buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale or consignment, accepting for auctioning, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property. A "secondhand dealer" does not include a coin dealer or participants at gun shows or events... Reporting. Every permittee under this section shall comply with Section 21628 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code or Section 21208 et seq. of the Financial Code.
Full Breakdown
450(A) defines a 'secondhand dealer' broadly as 'any person, copartnership, firm, or corporation whose business includes buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale or consignment, accepting for auctioning, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property,' expressly excluding coin dealers and certain gun-show participants covered by federal and State firearms law. 450(B)). 450(C)).
Violations & Fines
Operating as a secondhand dealer without the required business permit, or violating a permit condition or the 7:00 p.m.-to-7:00 a.m. hours restriction, is a misdemeanor under PMC § 5.04.340, punishable under Chapter 1.12 by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in County Jail, or both, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense; the City may also pursue civil nuisance abatement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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