[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 5-20-80 as Ord. No. 250-80. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-27-2009 by Ord. No. 1464E-2009]
Any person, partnership or corporation in the full or part-time business of purchasing gold, silver, precious metals and gems in the City of Perth Amboy shall maintain a written record of all purchases. The purchaser must provide the seller with a written receipt describing the item(s) purchased and amount paid.
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005; 5-27-2009 by Ord. No. 1464E-2009]
Each dealer shall maintain a written record in a bound book, non-loose leaf form with all pages in numbered sequence. All entries shall be made in pen and ink. Records shall be maintained for one (1) year beginning on the day of transaction. Furthermore any items obtained by the dealer must be kept in its original condition for a minimum of sixty (60) days. The items will be subject to inspection in accordance with Section 331-5 of this chapter.
Said records shall contain the following information:
A. 
Date of sale.
B. 
Name and address of seller.
C. 
Detailed description of items purchased.
D. 
Purchase price.
E. 
Signature of seller.
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005]
F. 
A color photo of all items purchased or traded.
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005]
G. 
Copy of detailed sales receipt given to seller and photocopy of seller identification required by Section 331-4.
[Added 5-27-2009 by Ord. No. 1464E-2009]
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005; 5-27-2009 by Ord. No. 1464E-2009]
Seller is required to present two (2) forms of identification, one of which must be photo identification. The identification must be photocopied by the dealer and kept with the written record. Seller must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
[Amended 5-27-2009 by Ord. No. 1464E-2009]
The purchaser shall make the record available for inspection to any law enforcement officer, upon demand, without the need for advance notice. The record shall be kept at the purchaser's business premises. Within five (5) days of the close of each calendar month every purchaser shall deliver to the Perth Amboy Police Department color copies of all items purchased or traded in the prior month.
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005; 9-28-2005; 9-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1601-2011; 2-12-2014 by Ord. No. 1710-2014]
A. 
Any business involved in the buying or selling of precious metals must have a permit from the city. At the time of applying for the permit, an initial fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid. Thereafter the annual renewal fee will be one hundred dollars ($100).
B. 
In order to qualify for a permit, a satisfactory background check, including fingerprinting, is required for owners and employees of the business. At the time of filing of the permit application the business owner and employees shall submit to fingerprinting at the direction of the Police Department of the City of Perth Amboy. The owner and/or employee shall be responsible for the cost. The background check is good for three (3) years.
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1308-2005]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.