As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DEALER
Any person, partnership or corporation, who, through any
means, buys, receives, sells or distributes secondhand gold, silver,
coins, precious metals or jewelry.
MINOR
Any person under the age of 18 years.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each dealer shall maintain for five years a
complete record of each purchase and sale, including the amount paid;
the name, residence, occupation, age, telephone number and description
of the person from whom the items were purchased, received or sold;
a descriptive list of any used jewelry purchased from that seller,
including any identifying characteristics of that jewelry; digital
photographs of any used jewelry purchased from that seller; and a
photocopy of the identification of the seller. These records shall
be subject to the inspection of any authorized police officer of the
Borough of Emerson.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each dealer doing business in the Borough of
Emerson shall deliver to the Chief of Police a typewritten or legibly
handwritten description of all items purchased, received or sold,
including the date of each transaction, within one week of the completion
of said transaction.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
From the date of delivery to the Chief of Police as set forth in §
212-4 hereof, no dealer shall sell, melt, change the form of or dispose of any articles purchased or received within 10 days, and all such items shall remain in a safe place on the premises where the purchase was made.
Each dealer must require identification of the person with whom it is transacting business, and no transaction may be made with any minor, as hereinabove defined, except that a transaction may be made with a minor accompanied by a natural parent or guardian, provided that the appropriate identification is obtained relating to said parent or guardian as set forth in §
212-3 hereof.
Any person; as defined above, who violates any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days, or both, within the discretion of the Municipal Judge. A
separate offense shall be deemed committed in each day during or on
which a violation occurs or continues.