As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEALER
A pawnbroker, precious metals dealer, scrap metal dealer,
antique dealer and/or secondhand dealer as defined by this section.
GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION
A valid identification document issued by a state or federal
government, bearing a photograph that gives identifying data, such
as name, date of birth, gender, physical description, and current
address of the person bearing the card.
ITEM
Personal property, precious metal, antique and/or secondhand
or used good.
MINOR
Any person under the age of 18.
PAWNBROKER
An individual, partnership, association, corporation, or
other business entity, including an itinerant merchant, doing business
in the Township that lends money in exchange for personal property
deposited by a pledger as security that can be sold if the loan is
not repaid within a specified period, and/or engages in purchase and
resale of any merchandise from a pledger or seller.
PLEDGE
An article and/or articles deposited with a pawnbroker as
security for a loan or currency, in the course of his/her business
as defined in the preceding definition.
PLEDGER
The person who obtains the loan from a pawnbroker and delivers
a pledge into the possession of a pawnbroker, unless such person discloses
that he/she is or was acting for another, in which case a "pledger"
means the disclosed principal.
PRECIOUS METAL
An item containing or being of ten-karat gold or greater
fineness, silver, platinum, including, but not limited to, jewelry
and silver services.
PRECIOUS METAL DEALER
An individual, partnership, association, corporation, or
other business entity, including an itinerant merchant, doing business
in the Township, that purchases or makes appraisals of precious metals
and their alloys for resale to refiners, brokers, or the public.
SECONDHAND DEALER OR ANTIQUE DEALER
An individual, partnership, association, corporation, or
other business entity, including an itinerant merchant, doing business
in the Township, that purchases or makes appraisals of secondhand
or used goods for resale or refining, or an individual who acts as
an agent for such individual, partnership, association, corporation,
or other business organization or entity.
SELLER
The person who obtains payment from a dealer in return for
the sale of any merchandise to the dealer.
TOWNSHIP OPERATING LICENSE
The business license issued by the Township to permit the
lawful operations of any business subject to the regulations of this
chapter within Upper Moreland Township.
WORKING DAYS
Weekdays of Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays.
The dealer shall obtain the following information from the pledger
or seller, or both, if pledger is different from seller, for the purposes
of establishing identification of each pledger and seller:
A. A photocopy of verified government-issued identification; and
B. An accurate physical description of the pledger or seller, or both,
if pledger is different from seller, including race, gender, eye and
hair color and identifying marks, if any.
A dealer may seize any item offered in a sale or pledge which
he/she has reason to believe is stolen property. The dealer shall
issue a seizure receipt to the person presenting such property in
pledge and shall immediately deliver such seized property, together
with a copy of the seizure receipt, to the Township Police Department.
All business transactions between dealers and minors are prohibited.