[Formerly designated Art. XI, §§ 3 and 7]
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
The Select Board may license suitable persons to be dealers in junk, old metal or secondhand articles in the Town but the premises of such dealers may be examined at all times by the Select Board and no person shall be engaged in such occupation in the Town without a license.
A. 
License required. No person shall collect, deal or keep a shop for the purpose of purchase, barter or sale of secondhand articles containing precious metals or semiprecious metals, nor store the same in any building or place within the limits of the Town, without the issuance of a license for this purpose, issued by the Select Board or appointed authority.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM, Art. 28; 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
B. 
Issuance; contents; terms; fee. The Select Board may license suitable persons to be dealers in and keepers of shops for purchase, sale, or barter of junk, precious metals or secondhand jewelry, at such place in the Town as designated in license, and under such conditions and restrictions as prescribed, which shall be incorporated in the license. Such license shall continue in force until the first day of May, then next issuing, unless sooner revoked, provided that such license may be granted in April to take effect the first day of May. The licensee shall pay a fee set by the Select Board to the Town Clerk for the use of the Town.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM, Art. 28; 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
C. 
General rules and regulations. No keeper of a shop as described in this section shall, directly or indirectly, either purchase or receive by way of barter or exchange any articles from a minor, knowing or having reason to believe them to be such. No article purchased or received shall be sold or altered in appearance, form or substance until a period of at least 10 days after written notice on approved form to the police station, delivered in hand or by registered mail, this being required weekly or sooner. Such shopkeeper shall not have his shop open for business nor shall he purchase any articles covered in the license except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
D. 
Reporting transactions. Every such shopkeeper dealing in the purchase, barter or taking in possession shall report all transactions of junk jewelry, old metals, secondhand jewelry, precious metals or semiprecious metals and shall keep a record of the transactions.
E. 
Record book; forms. Every licensee shall keep records on the premises in a form approved by the police showing the time, date, sale, exchange or receipt for the purpose of sale. This shall be written in English, legibly, and give description of all marks and numbers, manufacturers' names or any identifying marks on articles, name and address of seller, date of birth, social security number and name of the owner if not the same as the seller.
F. 
Record book; contents. Such description shall also include the identifying number or numbers and shall also include a statement that the identifying number or numbers have been removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, obliterated or mutilated if such is the fact. Such book shall at all times be open for the inspection of the Chief of Police, any member of the police force, any member of the Select Board. All articles kept shall be available for inspection by the above. No articles are to be destroyed, altered, melted, etc., prior to the period required by licensing authority.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
G. 
Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine or not less than $50 nor more than $100.