[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.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person, partnership or corporation who, through any means,
engages in the business of buying or selling secondhand gold, silver,
precious metals or jewelry.
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.
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.
Each dealer and employee must require identification
of the person with whom he is transacting business.
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.
