For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings ascribed herein.
Words used in the present tense shall include the future, words in
the plural number shall include the singular number and words in the
singular number shall include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION
Acceptable forms of identification include a current valid
New Jersey driver's license or identification card issued by the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, a current valid photo driver's license
issued by another United States state, other verifiable United States
government-issued photo identification with address, or valid United
States passport and evidence of current address. All of the above-listed
identification procedures require the dealer to capture/record evidence
of the person's current address.
ARTICLE
Any article of merchandise, including any portion of such
article, whether a distinct part thereof or not, including every part
thereof whether separable or not, and also including material for
manufacture. And as so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6-1.
CHIEF OF POLICE
The Chief of Police of the Township of Maple Shade or his
designee/representative.
DATABASE
A computerized internet-capable database with hardware and
software compliant with standards set by the Chief of Police.
DEALER
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity, whether
permanent or itinerant, who on one or more occasions (through any
means) buys or sells, receives for pawn or otherwise exchanges or
trades any property as described in Appendix I of this article, and includes anyone advertising the purchase, sale or
receipt for pawn of any of the aforementioned items.
GIFT CARD
A restricted monetary equivalent or scrip that is issued
by retailers or banks to be used as an alternative to a nonmonetary
gift.
ITINERANT BUSINESS
Any business conducted intermittently within the Township
of Maple Shade or at varying locations.
PAWN
A bailment of personal property as security for any debt
or engagement redeemable upon certain terms and with the implied power
of sale or default.
PERSON
Any individual natural person, partnership, joint venture,
business, society, associate, club, trustee, trust, corporation, or
unincorporated group, or an officer, agent, employee, servant, factor
or any form of personal representative of any thereof, in any capacity,
acting for self or on behalf of another.
PRECIOUS METALS
Comprised of gold, silver, sterling, platinum and/or their
alloys as defined in N.J.S.A. 51:5-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 51:6-1 et seq.
and/or N.J.S.A. 51:6A-1 et seq.; gems, gemstones, coins and all forms
of jewelry herein contained.
PUBLIC
Individuals and other retail sellers, not to include businesses
engaged primarily in wholesale transactions.
PURCHASE
The exchange of money or other consideration for the pledge,
sale, conveyance or trade of any property described in Appendix I
of this article.
REPORTABLE TRANSACTION
Every transaction conducted by a dealer in which property
described in Appendix I of this article is purchased, pawned or exchanged
from or with the public, as that term is defined in this section.
SECONDHAND GOODS
Any article previously sold, acquired, exchanged, conveyed,
traded or otherwise formerly owned, including but not limited to scrap
gold, old gold, silver, jewelry, home electronics/audio and visual
equipment, musical instruments, telephones and telephonic equipment,
scales, computers, computer hardware and software, typewriters, word
processors, scanners, sporting goods of all kinds, antiques, platinum,
all other precious metals, tools of all kinds, televisions, DVRs,
GPS, camcorders, car stereos, gift cards, other valuable articles,
or as listed in Appendix I.
[Amended 3-27-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-03]
TRANSIENT BUYER
A dealer who has not been in any retail business continuously
for at least six months at that address in the municipality where
the dealer is required to register. The term "transient buyer" will
also include a dealer who intends to close out or discontinue all
retail business in the Township of Maple Shade within six months.
Or as so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6A-5 and N.J.A.C. 13:47C-1.1 Vendors
doing business during a community event sponsored/sanctioned by the
Township of Maple Shade shall not be considered a transient buyer.
Every dealer conducting business or intending to conduct business within the jurisdiction of the Township of Maple Shade shall obtain a business license, pursuant to Article
I of this chapter, and shall register to use the electronic transaction reporting system identified by the Chief of Police. Upon issuance of the business license, the applicant shall be given a copy of this article.
This article shall not apply to purchases made by dealers from
wholesalers or other legitimate suppliers, but shall only apply to
those purchases made from the public, which includes other retail
sellers. The dealer shall keep records of all wholesale purchases
for a period of six months from the date of such purchase, which records
shall be opened to investigation by the Maple Shade Township Police
Department or any sworn police officer in the performance of his or
her duties.
No dealer within the Township of Maple Shade shall purchase
any property as defined in Appendix I from any person under the age of 18 years.
A violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a minimum fine of $100 or a maximum fine of
$2,000, and/or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or
by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each and every
violation shall be considered a separate violation. Each day that
a violation continues shall be a separate violation. Each violation
shall result in a ten-day suspension of the dealer's license under
this article.