(a)    This title does not apply to a transaction that involves:

(1)    merchandise acquired from an established manufacturer or dealer who holds a license under this title, other than a pawnbroker, if the dealer who acquires the merchandise keeps an invoice or other customary proof of origin for the merchandise;

(2)    a metal acquired for use in dentistry by a dentist licensed to practice dentistry under Title 4 of the Health Occupations Article;

(3)    coins; or

(4)    the purchase of junk or scrap metal that is subject to the record keeping and reporting requirements under § 17–1011 of this article.

(b)    If a retail jeweler has a fixed business address in the State, this title does not apply to a transaction in which the retail jeweler:

(1)    accepts, in accordance with a posted return policy, the return of an item that the jeweler originally sold;

(2)    accepts, in accordance with a published trade–in policy, merchandise in trade that the jeweler originally sold;

(3)    repossesses merchandise that the jeweler originally sold, if the original buyer has defaulted;

(4)    retains merchandise that the jeweler originally accepted for repair as a bailee for hire, if the customer who deposited the merchandise:

(i)    defaulted; or

(ii)    failed to reclaim the merchandise within the time agreed on with the jeweler;

(5)    accumulates pieces of precious metals in the course of performing repairs, remountings, fabrications, or custom orders; or

(6)    participates in a remount sale.

(c)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title does not apply to a pawnbroker located in a county that regulates pawnbrokers unless the pawnbroker does business as a dealer.

(d)    (1)    A county or municipal corporation may not enact a law to regulate dealers or coins.

(2)    This title supersedes any existing law of a county or municipal corporation that regulates dealers or coins.