New Brunswick · Local Governance Act
A pawnbroker-licensing provision once lived inside New Brunswick's old Municipalities Act. That whole Act was repealed effective January 1, 2018, replaced by the Local Governance Act — which delegates business licensing entirely to municipalities.
Report To LEADS gives you a place to keep transaction records and produce a report, whatever your municipality currently requires. Knowing which requirements apply to your shop is your responsibility — this page is general information, not legal advice. $49/month CAD, price locked for 5 years.
What's On The Public Record
RSNB 1973, c. M-22 once contained a pawnbroker-licensing provision — the entire Act was repealed effective January 1, 2018.
SNB 2017, c.18 gives municipalities general authority to license and regulate businesses — it doesn't name pawnbrokers specifically.
A real, named by-law addressing pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers directly — covered in detail on the Fredericton page.
Other New Brunswick municipalities may or may not have their own equivalent by-law — check with your specific city's licensing office.
The Same Counter Routine
One scan fills the customer's name, address, and identification. Webcam grabs the ID photo. Repeat customers: already on file.
Item, brand, model, serial, photos. Receipt prints, and the register keeps a permanent, searchable record on its own.
A report is ready whenever your local police service wants it — and where they use LEADS Online, it's already there.
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Monthly · Per Store · Canadian Dollars
Use Report To LEADS on your PC, Mac, cell, or tablet. Internet down? Keep working without it. Report To LEADS syncs up when reconnected — any webcam for photos, any 2D barcode scanner for IDs. Where your local police service uses LEADS Online, the report submits there automatically.
Asked & Answered
General information sourced from public records — not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with your municipality and local police service.
Not anymore. A pawnbroker-licensing provision once existed inside the old Municipalities Act, but that entire Act was repealed effective January 1, 2018, replaced by the Local Governance Act, which delegates business licensing entirely to municipalities without naming pawnbrokers specifically.
Municipal by-laws. Fredericton has a real, named by-law — Bylaw No. R-11 — addressing this trade directly. Other New Brunswick municipalities may or may not have their own; confirm with your specific city.
Where your local police service uses LEADS Online, yes — automatically. Report To LEADS also gives you a clean, exportable report ready for whatever your local service currently accepts.
No new habits to learn: scan the ID, ring the transaction, walk away. The register keeps itself and a report is ready whenever you need it.
No. The price is guaranteed not to increase for 5 years.
Who's Behind It
Report To LEADS runs on the same platform as PawnSmarts, full pawn-management software already in shops across North America, including Manitoba, since 2005.
If the shop ever needs full loan management — renewals, redemptions, layaway — the upgrade to PawnSmarts is a plan change on the same account.
Fourteen-Day Free Trial
Enter an email to begin — account setup takes about a minute, the free trial starts immediately, and no card is required to start.
Data entered during the trial period is retained even if Report To LEADS is removed from your computer. Where your local police service uses LEADS Online, reports submit there automatically.