Precious metal dealers
A license/permit is required for any person who engages in the business of purchasing precious metal for the purpose of reselling such metal in any form to include gold, silver or platinum group metals or any used personal property containing such metals.
This does not include coins purchased for their numismatic value rather than their metal content, ingots, other industrial residue or byproducts composed of such metals purchased from manufacturing firms.
An application may be obtained below or from the City Clerk’s Office. The annual fee for a precious metal license is $25.
- Precious metal license application (.pdf file)
Pawnbroking
A license/permit is required for any person who:
- Loans money on deposit, pledge of personal property or other valuable thing other than intangible personal property; or
- Who deals in the purchase of personal property on the condition of selling the same back again at the stipulated price.
This does not include any person operating under the supervision of the State Banking Commissioner, Credit Union Administrator, or the Consumer Credit Commissioner of the State of Kansas.
An application may be obtained below or from the City Clerk’s Office. The annual fee for a pawnbroking license is $25.
- Pawnbroker license application (.pdf file)
Call 913-895-6150 or email cityclerk@opkansas.org for more information.