[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of North Arlington 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 1230 (Ch.
164 of the 1984 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall engage in or operate a coin shop,
jewelry shop or other business in which secondhand gold, secondhand
silver, secondhand platinum and/or secondhand jewelry is bought or
sold without having first obtained an annual license therefor from
the Borough Clerk, which license shall bear a number issued by the
Borough Clerk and shall be prominently displayed within the licensed
premises.
B.
An application for such license shall be filed with
the Borough Clerk and shall be accompanied by a license fee of $25
for each premises on which the licensed business is to be conducted.
C.
Each application shall be forwarded forthwith to the
Chief of Police who shall investigate the applicant prior to the granting
of any license.
D.
Each license shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which it is issued.
A.
Every dealer in secondhand gold, secondhand silver,
secondhand platinum and/or secondhand jewelry shall keep a complete
record of each article of gold, silver and/or secondhand jewelry,
except coins, purchased or received by him, with the price paid therefor,
together with the name, residence, occupation, age and correct description
of the person from whom he/she received the same. These records shall
at all times be open to inspection by any police officer of the Borough
of North Arlington and shall be maintained for a period of 180 days
after the purchase.
B.
Every dealer shall also keep a record of the name
and address of the person to whom the dealer sold the merchandise
and the condition of the merchandise when sold. This information shall
be delivered to the Chief of Police within 72 hours of the sale on
forms prescribed by the Chief of Police.
Each dealer must require identification of the
person with whom he/she is transacting business, and no transaction
may be made with any minor except as herein permitted.
The records required by § 294-2 of this chapter shall be maintained by each dealer in a separate bound volume maintained specifically for this purpose and approved by the Chief of Police. Each transaction shall be assigned a number in the sequence in which it occurred and shall promptly be listed in said book according to its number.
A.
No person operating or employed in a business required
to be licensed hereunder shall purchase any item of gold, silver,
platinum or secondhand jewelry from any person under the age of 18
years without the written authorization of such person's parents or
legal guardian.
B.
No dealer in secondhand gold, secondhand silver, secondhand platinum and/or secondhand jewelry shall sell, melt, change the form as to render unidentifiable or dispose of any article of gold, silver, platinum or secondhand jewelry bought or received by him/her within 10 days after said article is purchased by him/her and recorded pursuant to § 294-2 of this chapter. The Police Chief, upon request of the dealer and upon receipt of a statement setting forth all the information required pursuant to § 294-2 of this chapter, may waive this ten-day requirement. Such waiver shall be effective only if it is in writing signed by the Chief of Police or other officer of the North Arlington Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police. Such waiver shall be granted or denied within four hours of a request therefor.
[Amended 1-9-1982 by Ord. No. 1247]
