I'm sure there are some good reasons for this, but as the old saying goes "bad cases lead to bad laws."
Of course, us.gov hates cash because it can't be tracked or traced for taxes. The rich, who always use credit cards, don't care. The poor now have less options. The key phrase is "including, but not limited to". Police love that phrase. It means it can be extended to just about anything. Anyone take any bets on how long before "including" is extended to "used metal" at an ELGS?
Every person in this state engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading in, or otherwise acquiring or disposing of junk or used or secondhand property, including but not limited to jewelry, silverware, diamonds, precious metals, ferrous materials, catalytic converters, auto hulks, copper, copper wire, copper alloy, bronze, zinc, aluminum other than in the form of cans, stainless steel, nickel alloys, or brass, whether in the form of bars, cable, ingots, rods, tubing, wire, wire scraps, 10 clamps or connectors, railroad track materials, water utility materials, furniture, pictures, objects of art, clothing, mechanic’s tools, carpenter’s tools, automobile hubcaps, automotive batteries, automotive sound equipment such as radios, CB radios, stereos, speakers, cassettes, compact disc players, and similar automotive audio supplies, used building components, and items defined as cemetery artifacts is a secondhand dealer.