For the purposes of this chapter, 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, a current
valid photo driver's license issued by another United States
state, a valid United States passport, or other verifiable United
States government issued identification.
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 Borough of Bellmawr or his designee/representative.
DATABASE
A computerized Internet-capable database with hardware and
software compliant with that set by the Chief of Police.
DEALER
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity, whether
permanent or itinerant, which on one or more occasions (through any
means) buys or sells or otherwise exchanges or trades secondhand gold,
silver, precious metals, gems, or jewelry, and includes anyone advertising
the purchase or sale of any of the aforementioned items.
DESIGNATED VENDOR
A person or entity that is appointed or designated by the
Chief of Police which is authorized to collect and maintain precious
metal transaction information or other purchase information as defined
herein for the Borough of Bellmawr.
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 Borough
of Bellmawr or at varying locations.
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., 51:6-1 et seq. and/or
51:6A-1 et seq.; gems, gemstones, coins and all forms of jewelry herein
contained.
PUBLIC
Individuals and retail sellers, not to include wholesale
transactions or transactions between other merchants.
PURCHASE
The exchange of money and the exchange, deposit, pledge,
sale, conveyance or trade of any tangible or intangible article.
REPORTABLE TRANSACTION
Every transaction conducted by a dealer in which precious
metals, or other tangible property, are purchased or exchanged from
or with the public.
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, telephones and telephonic equipment, scales, computers,
computer hardware and software, coins, electronic tablets, cameras,
scanners, sporting goods of all kinds, antiques, platinum, all other
precious metals, tools of all kinds, televisions, DVRs, GPS, camcorders,
car stereos, gift cards, furniture, clothing or other valuable articles.
TRANSIENT BUYER
A dealer who has not been in any retail business continuously
for at least six months at any address in the municipality where the
dealer is required to register or who intends to close out or discontinue
all retail business in the Borough of Bellmawr within six months,
or as so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6A-5 and N.J.A.C. 13:47C-1.1.
This chapter shall not apply to purchases made by jewelers or
other dealers from wholesalers or other suppliers but shall only apply
to those purchases made from the public or other retail purchases.
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 Bellmawr Police Department.
No dealer within the Borough of Bellmawr shall purchase any
precious metals, gems or secondhand goods from any person under the
age of 18 years.
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. Each and every violation shall be considered
a separate violation. Every day that a violation continues shall be
a separate violation. Each violation shall result in an additional
ten-day suspension. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions
of this chapter within one year of the date of a previous violation
and who was fined for the previous violation may be sentenced by the
court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine
imposed as a repeat offender shall not be less than the minimum or
exceed the maximum fine provided herein, and the same shall be calculated
separately from the fine imposed for the violation of this chapter.