[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Westwood 3-24-1981 by Ord. No. 81-2. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 249.
A person shall be deemed to be a dealer in gold, precious metals
or secondhand jewelry if said person shall purchase, offer to purchase,
swap, offer to swap, accept for consignment, sell, hypothecate or
otherwise deal in the trading of gold, gold articles, coins, with
or without numismatic value, used jewelry of all descriptions, sterling
silver, silver plate, precious gems, semiprecious gems, and watches
within the Borough of Westwood.
No person shall engage in the business of trading in the articles
hereinabove described until a permit to do so has been obtained from
the Chief of Police, which permit will be freely granted upon the
applicant's identifying himself to the satisfaction of the Chief of
Police.
Every dealer or trader in precious metals or jewelry, as hereinabove
described, shall keep a complete record of each article purchased
or received by him, with the price paid therefor, together with the
name, residence, occupation, age and correct description of the person
from whom he received the merchandise. These records shall be on forms
approved by the Police Department of the Borough of Westwood and shall
be available for inspection by the Police Department of the Borough
of Westwood at all times.
Every dealer in metals and jewelry, as hereinabove described,
doing business in the Borough of Westwood shall deliver to the Chief
of Police, every day except Sunday before 11:00 a.m., a legible and
correct transcript of the records of his transactions of the previous
day. Said transcript shall be on forms prescribed by the Chief of
Police. In the case of business done on Saturday, such report shall
be delivered to the Chief of Police before 11:00 a.m. on the succeeding
Monday. Any person wishing to have his records picked up at his place
of business may request, in writing, that said records be picked up
and specify a time when said records will be available, which shall
be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
A.
No dealer
in precious metals or jewelry, as hereinabove described, shall sell,
melt, change the form of, remove from the premises or otherwise dispose
of any article bought or received by him within five days after said
article is reported to the Chief of Police as herein required.
B.
Any dealer
wishing to store his merchandise other than on the premises where
he is engaged in business may make application to the Chief of Police
for permission to remove merchandise from his premises to the alternate
designated location; provided, however, that said location must be
within the Borough of Westwood.
[Amended 8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12]
A.
It shall be a violation of this chapter to fail to obtain the permit
herein required or to fail to strictly adhere to the reporting provisions
herein required. It shall be a separate and distinct violation of
this chapter for each article of each transaction which shall be omitted
from the reports.
B.
Each offense under this chapter shall be punishable by a term of
not more than 90 days in jail and a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $500.
