[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley 1-20-1981 by Ord. No. 2035 (Ch. 193 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Consumer Protection Department — See Ch. 29.
Peddling, canvassing and soliciting — See Ch. 510.
Sale of used vehicles — See Ch. 679.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DEALER
Any person, partnership or corporation who, through any means, engages in the business of buying or selling secondhand gold, silver, precious metals or jewelry.
EMPLOYEE
Any person compensated by salary, wage or commission by a dealer, as well as any partner of a partnership or general partner of a limited corporation or any officer or director of a corporation.
ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
The making, through any means, of more than one offer to buy or sell any item or items of secondhand gold, silver, precious metals or jewelry in any ninety-day period. Any person, partnership or corporation which advertises for the purchase or sale of any of the aforementioned items shall be deemed to be "engaging in business."
Each dealer engaging in business within the jurisdiction of the Township of Nutley and each employee thereof shall first register with the Chief of Police, who shall investigate each applicant, and shall obtain a license from the Township Clerk by paying a fee of $25 per dealership.
Each dealer shall maintain, in writing, a complete record of each purchase and sale, including the amount paid, indicating the name, residence, occupation, age and description of the person from whom the items were purchased, received or sold. These records shall be subject to the inspection of any authorized police officer of the Township of Nutley.
Each dealer doing business in the Township of Nutley shall deliver to the Chief of Police the description of all items purchased, received or sold, within 72 hours of the completion of the transaction, on forms prescribed by the Chief of Police.
No dealer or employee shall sell, melt, change the form of or dispose of any articles purchased or received within five days from the date the notification is made to the Chief of Police and all such items shall remain on the premises where the purchase was made for at least five days.
Any dealer or employee 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 by both, within the discretion of the court. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.