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No person, corporation or business entity of whatever kind or nature shall engage in the business of buying and selling gold, jewels and other precious metals on a full- or part-time basis without first obtaining a license for such business from the Office of the Borough Secretary. At the time of making application for said annual Borough license, the applicant shall submit a current license, valid for the period of Borough license applied for, from the Sheriff of Allegheny County which the Sheriff issued to said applicant pursuant to the Act of February 24, 1984, P.L. __, No. 17, 73 P.S. § 1931 et seq., and regulations promulgated at 37 Pa. Code § 501.1 et seq.
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1. 
The dealer shall completely, accurately and legibly record every transaction on a form provided by and prepared by the dealer. The record of every transaction shall include:
A. 
The name, address, age, sex, race and driver's license number, if any, of the seller.
B. 
The identity of the seller shall be established by requiring the seller to produce an identification issued by a governmental agency with a photo of the seller thereon, if available, and at least one other corroborating means of identification. Otherwise, identification sufficient to reliably establish the person's true identity shall be required.
C. 
The seller shall be required to sign the form on which is recorded the information required by this section.
D. 
An accurate description of the property purchased shall include all names, initials, serial numbers or other identifying marks or monograms on each item purchased.
E. 
The time and date of the transaction shall be recorded at the time of the transaction. Records of transactions shall be maintained by the dealer in precious metals for a period of one year and shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement official of the federal government, the commonwealth, the county or the Borough. A copy of every record of transaction shall be delivered or mailed to the Chief of Police of the Borough of Liberty by the close of the next working day after the day on which the metal was purchased. Each item of precious metal purchased by a dealer in precious metals shall be retained in unaltered condition for five full working days after report of its purchase has been filed with the Chief of Police of the Borough of Liberty.
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When a purchase is made from a minor, the written authority of the parent, guardian or person in loco parentias authorizing the sale shall be attached and maintained with a record of transaction described in § 13-402.
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1. 
When a weighing device is used to purchase precious metals, there shall be posted, on a conspicuous sign located close to the weighing device, a statement of prices for the precious metals being purchased as a result of the weight determination.
2. 
Statement of prices shall include, but not be limited to, the following in terms of the price per troy ounce:
A. 
The price for 24 karat, 18 karat, 14 karat and 10 karat gold.
B. 
The price for pure silver and sterling silver.
C. 
The price for platinum.
3. 
When the weight determination is expressed in metric units, a conversion chart to troy ounces shall be prominently displayed so as to facilitate price comparison. The metric equivalent of a troy ounce is 31.10348 grams.
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1. 
A weighing device used in the purchase of precious metals shall be positioned in such a manner that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing operation observed from a position which may be reasonably assumed by the buyer and the seller. A verbal statement of the result of the weighing shall be made by the person operating the device and recorded on the dealer's record of transaction.
2. 
The minimum graduation on the weighing device used for the purchase of precious metals shall not exceed 0.1 gram or 0.1 pennyweight for weighing devices whose capacities are 3,000 grams or 100 troy ounces and less. The minimum weight load permitted to be determined on a weighing device shall not be less than the equivalent of 25 times the smallest graduation on the weighing device.
3. 
This section is subject to the Weights and Measures Act of 1965, 73 P.S. § 1651 et seq.
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1. 
To the extent that a violation of this Part constitutes a violation of the Act of February 24, 1984, P.L. _____, No. 17, 73 P.S. § 1931 et seq., and/or regulations promulgated at 37 Pa. Code § 501.1 et seq., said violation shall be prosecuted under said Act and/or regulations.
2. 
Any violation of this Part which does not constitute a violation of the Act of February 24, 1984, P.L. _____, No. 17, 73 P.S. § 1931 et seq., and/or regulations promulgated at 37 Pa. Code § 501.1 et seq., shall be subject to prosecution under this Part and, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.