The purpose of this chapter is to regulate certain business activities that present an extraordinary risk in concealing criminal behavior involving the theft of property and its possible resale. The risk is present, despite the best efforts of legitimate dealers in the secondhand market, because of the large volume of goods and materials that are processed in such businesses without systematic identification of the goods and/or persons subject to criminal prosecution. Therefore, this chapter is intended to reduce this type of criminal activity by providing more timely police awareness of such business transactions and by imposing certain restrictions. The city council finds that the regulations provided herein are necessary to provide for the protection of the citizens and their property in the city of Talent. [Ord. 856 § 2; Ord. 471 § 2.]