Upon the receipt of the permit application by the payment of
the required fee to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and, upon the approval
of the application by the Board of Trustees, the Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall prepare and deliver the permit to the applicant. Each permit
shall be signed by the Village Clerk-Treasurer at the direction of
the Board of Trustees and sealed with the Village Seal. However, no
permit shall be granted under this chapter to any dealer in secondhand
articles:
A. Who has been convicted of any offense which, under the laws of the
State of New York, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude.
B. Who has been found by any court of the state to have practiced any
fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in the conduct of the secondhand
dealer business unless the Board of Trustees shall decide in any particular
case upon the facts there presented that it is proper to issue the
permit applied for.
C. Whose permit under this chapter has been revoked at any time during
the year prior to the time of the application for permit.
D. Whose permit has been suspended under this chapter, and the period
of such suspension has not expired at the time of this application
for the permit.
Every dealer in secondhand articles shall furnish to the Police
Commissioner of Nassau County, or his agent, at such times and in
such manner and at such intervals as shall be specified by the Police
Commissioner all information requested by the Police Commissioner
relative to all records required to be kept under this chapter. Such
information shall be supplied on forms to be designated and supplied
by the Police Commissioner. Duly permitted dealers in antiques shall
furnish daily reports of purchases of secondhand articles within 72
hours of their receipt thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer in secondhand articles to:
A. Engage in selling activities at any place other than the place of
business designated in such permit.
B. Purchase any secondhand goods or things from any person whom he knows
to be or has reason to believe is a minor.
C. Purchase any secondhand goods or articles from any person between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
D. Sell or dispose of any secondhand articles, except articles purchased from another secondhand dealer duly permitted by the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale, until the expiration of 15 business days after the acquisition by such dealer of such articles. Duly permitted dealers in antiques may sell or dispose of secondhand articles during a period of time prior to the expiration of said 15 days mentioned above, provided that the required record of purchases and sales are met pursuant to §
448-10 hereof.
E. Be permitted as a pawnbroker or to engage in the business of a pawnbroker;
nor shall any sign or emblem be displayed by any such dealer in or
about the premises where such business is conducted which in any way
resembles the sign or emblem commonly used by pawnbrokers or which
is intended to give the appearance that the business conducted on
such premises is, or is connected with, the business of a pawnbroker.
F. Deal in the purchase or sale of any junk, old rope, old iron, brass,
copper, tin, lead, rubber, paper, rags, bagging, slush or empty bottles
or employ or use a boat, cart or other vehicle for the purpose of
collecting any such things or materials.
Every person permitted as a dealer in secondhand articles who
also sells new articles within the permitted premises shall label
all new articles in such a manner that the public will be informed
of the nature of such articles.
The Board of Trustees, after notice, may revoke or suspend a
permit issued hereunder for any of the following reasons:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application
for the permit.
B. Any violation of this chapter.
C. Conviction of any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.
D. Conducting the activity as a dealer in secondhand articles in an
unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the
peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare
of the public.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of the County of
Nassau to require any person seen dealing in secondhand articles and
who is not known by such police officer to be duly permitted to produce
or display his secondhand dealer's permit and to enforce the
provisions of this chapter against any person found to be violating
the same.