As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ARTICLE
Any of the following except jewelry: Audiovisual equipment,
bicycles, china, clothing, computers and computer supplies, crystal,
electronic equipment, fur coats and other fur clothing, ammunition
and knives, microwave ovens, musical instruments, office equipment,
silverware and flatware, small electrical appliances, telephones,
and any other generic household item.
AUCTIONEER
An individual who is registered as an auctioneer under Ch.
480, Wis. Stats., and who sells secondhand articles or jewelry at
an auction.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
A corporation, trust, fund, or foundation organized and operated
exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational
purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals,
no part of the net earnings of which benefits any private shareholder
or individual.
CUSTOMER
A person with whom a pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer,
or secondhand jewelry dealer or any agent thereof engages in a transaction
of purchase, sale, receipt, or exchange of any secondhand article
or secondhand jewelry.
JEWELRY
Any tangible personal property ordinarily wearable on the
person and consisting in whole or in part of any metal, mineral, or
gem customarily regarded as precious or semiprecious.
PAWNBROKER
Any person who engages in the business of lending money on
the deposit or pledge of any article or jewelry or purchasing any
article or jewelry with an expressed or implied agreement or understanding
to sell it back at a subsequent time at a stipulated price.
SECONDHAND
Owned by any person, except a wholesaler, retailer, or secondhand
article dealer or secondhand jewelry dealer licensed under this chapter,
immediately before the transaction at hand.
SECONDHAND ARTICLE DEALER
Any person, other than an auctioneer, who primarily engages
in the business or purchasing or selling secondhand articles, except
when engaging in the following:
A.
Any transaction at an occasional garage or yard sale, an estate
sale, a gun, knife, gem, or antique show or convention.
B.
Any transaction while operating as a charitable organization
or conducting a sale the proceeds of which are donated to a charitable
organization.
SECONDHAND JEWELRY DEALER
Any person, other than an auctioneer, who engages in the
business of any transaction consisting of purchasing, selling, receiving,
or exchanging secondhand jewelry.
Except as provided in the next section, for each transaction
of purchase, receipt or, exchange of any secondhand article or secondhand
jewelry from a pawnbroker or secondhand jewelry dealer shall provide
a transaction receipt upon which the customer shall sign in ink. The
pawnbroker or dealer must keep these records for a period of at least
a year.
The City Council may revoke any license issued by it under this
chapter for fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement contained
in the application for a license or for any violation of this chapter
or § 943.34, 948.62, or 948.63, Wis. Stats.
The license fees are included in the City of Amery's Schedule
of Fees.
Any violations of this chapter shall result in a forfeiture
not less than $50 nor more than $2,000 depending on the severity and
frequency of the violations.