“Financial interest” means any direct or indirect beneficial interest in a pawn business, whether by partnership agreement, stock ownership, through interlocking directors, or otherwise, but shall not include receipt of fixed wages or salary, a landlord or tenant relationship, or an interest based solely on marital status.

"Pawnbroker" means every person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges of personal property, or deposits or conditional sales of personal property or the purchase or sale of personal property, or who makes a public display at or near his place of business of any sign or symbol generally used by pawnbrokers, or of any sign indicating that he has money to loan on personal property on deposit or pledge.

"Person" and "he" and "she" means and includes any natural person, and in addition, a partnership, corporation or an unincorporated association unless a contrary intention plainly appears.

"Working day" means a day during which pawnbroking transactions may lawfully take place pursuant to VMC Section 5.48.170(4). (Ord. M-3728 §2, 2005; Ord. M-3258 §1 (part), 1996)