Utah · Through 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 13-32a-114: Preemption of local ordinances -- Exceptions.

(1) This chapter preempts town, city, county, and other local ordinances governing pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers, if the ordinances are more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter or are not consistent with this chapter.
(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude a city, county, or other local governmental unit from:
(a) enacting or enforcing local ordinances concerning public health, safety, or welfare, if the ordinances are uniform and equal in application to pawn and secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities;
(b) requiring a pawn or secondhand business or catalytic converter purchaser to obtain and maintain a business license and providing for revocation of the business license based on multiple violations of Section 76-6-408; or
(c) enacting zoning ordinances that restrict areas where pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities can be located.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 13 Commerce and Trade
Chapter 13-32a Pawnshop, Secondhand Merchandise, and Catalytic Converter Transaction Information Act

(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude a city, county, or other local governmental unit from:

(a) enacting or enforcing local ordinances concerning public health, safety, or welfare, if the ordinances are uniform and equal in application to pawn and secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities;

(b) requiring a pawn or secondhand business or catalytic converter purchaser to obtain and maintain a business license and providing for revocation of the business license based on multiple violations of Section 76-6-408; or

(c) enacting zoning ordinances that restrict areas where pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers and other retail businesses or activities can be located.

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