Reno, NV Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Reno Municipal Code § 5.08.125
- Who decides conditions
- Reno City Council
- Common restriction
- No pawnbrokering at same site
- Precious metals defined
- Gold, silver, platinum, palladium
- Excluded goods
- Books, antiques, coins, collectibles
Summary
Reno lets the city council attach conditions to a secondhand dealer's license, including barring a dealer from also pawnbrokering or trading precious metals at the same location.
The City Council may place conditions, limitations or restrictions upon a secondhand dealer's license. Such conditions may include but are not limited to prohibiting a secondhand dealer from: (1) Dealing in both precious metals and other types of secondhand goods at the same location; (2) Pawnbrokering at the same location; (3) Engaging in a business subject to regulation under NRS Chapter 604A at the same location.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Reno Municipal Code § 5.08.125, the city council may place conditions, limitations, or restrictions on a secondhand dealer's license. Conditions can prohibit a licensee from dealing in both precious metals and other secondhand goods at one location, from pawnbrokering at the same location, or from running an NRS Chapter 604A-regulated business (payday/title lending) there too. "Precious metals" means gold, silver, platinum, or palladium, including jewelry and melted metal, but excludes coins and the trace metals in appliance circuitry. Reno defines a secondhand dealer as anyone buying, selling, or trading metal junk, melted metals, or secondhand/used personal property, excluding used books, antiques, coins, and collectibles.
Violations & Fines
Operating without complying with council-imposed license conditions risks license suspension or revocation under the Chapter 5.08 licensing scheme; general chapter penalties apply per Reno Municipal Code § 5.08.130 / § 1.04.010.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Reno secondhand dealer also pawnbroker at the same shop?
Does Reno's secondhand dealer rule cover used books or antiques?
Sources & Official References
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