No person or business entity shall engage in the business of
being a secondhand dealer or antique dealer in the Municipality of
Monroeville before registering with and obtaining a license from the
Monroeville Police Department on a form issued by the Department.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SECONDHAND DEALER OR ANTIQUE DEALER
A.
Any person who wholly or partly engages in or operates the trade
or business of buying and selling used goods as antiques, precious
stones, metals, jewelry and tools.
B.
The foregoing enumeration of articles, goods and property shall
not be deemed to be exclusive or all-inclusive.
Every secondhand and antique dealer located in or doing business
in the Municipality of Monroeville shall keep a legible record in
the English language at the time of acquiring or selling articles
in the course of business, which shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the person selling the article.
B. The name and address of the person buying any article.
C. The purchase price of the article.
D. A description of the article purchased or sold, including any and
all identifying marks such as inscriptions, color, engraving, serial
numbers, manufacturer, etc.
Every dealer, person or business entity subject to the provisions of this chapter shall provide the records prepared in accordance with §
312-3 hereof to the Monroeville Police Department on Monday of each week or at such other times as may be requested by the Police Department.
Every dealer, person or entity subject to provisions of this
chapter shall not sell or dispose of any article or goods made of
gold, silver or other precious metals, excluding coins, within 15
days after purchase of the same.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord.
No. 2042]
The license fee for the license herein required shall be as provided in Chapter
194, Fees.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord.
No. 2042]
In the event that any person shall violate any provision of
this chapter, said person, upon being found in violation of said provisions
before the District Justice, shall be sentenced to a fine not exceeding
$600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such
fine and costs, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days.