The city or town council has power to require the owners and keepers of pawn, secondhand, and junk shops to keep a record of all articles purchased or pawned to them. The record and the articles purchased or pawned are subject to the inspection of all police officers of the city or town.
Authority To Require Records For Pawn, Secondhand, And Junk Shops
Mont. Code Ann. § 7-21-4207, under Municipal Regulation of Business and Commodities.
Mont. Code Ann. § 7-21-4207