No person shall engage in the business for the
sale, purchase or barter of secondhand gold, silver, platinum, jewelry
or gems without first having obtained a license from the Board of
Selectmen.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 38]
The fee for such license shall be set from time to time in accordance with §
96-1 of the Bylaws, shall be renewed annually and shall be displayed in plain view on the premises.
All sales, purchases or barters by persons pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall be recorded in a bound book,
which shall be clearly written at the time of such transaction, recording
the following information:
D. Driver's license number, if applicable.
E. Time and date of such sale.
F. Purchase or barter and a complete and accurate description
of the items.
H. Type of photo identification shown to license holder
or his designee.
No transaction shall be conducted by said license
holder with a person less than 18 years of age. There shall be a fifteen-day
holding period of such goods at the place stated on said license,
and all goods shall remain in the same condition as at the time of
purchase by the license holder. All goods shall be made available
for inspection of the Chief of Police or his designee during normal
business hours.
A report of all transactions of sale, purchase
or barter shall be filed on forms provided by the licensing authority
and shall be forwarded to the Police Department on a weekly basis.
Violation of any terms of this license shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $50 and shall be enforced by
any regular Stoughton police officer by noncriminal complaint pursuant
to the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D. Each day on which
a violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense. The penalty
for violation of any provision of this chapter for purposes of noncriminal
disposition shall be $50.