As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
herein:
ADVERTISE and/or ADVERTISEMENT
Any attempt, directly or indirectly, by publication, dissemination,
solicitation, endorsement or circulation or in any other way, to induce,
directly or indirectly, any person to enter or not enter into any
obligation or acquire any title or interest in any article.
APPLY and/or APPLIED
(1)
Any method or means of application or attachment to, or of use
on, or in connection with, or in relation to, an article, whether
such application, attachment, or use is to, on, by in or with:
(b)
Anything attached to the article; or
(c)
Anything to which the article is attached; or
(d)
Anything in or on which the article is; or
(e)
Anything so used or placed as to lead to a reasonable belief
that the mark on that thing is meant to be taken as a mark on the
article itself; or
(2)
As so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6-1.
ARTICLE
(1)
Any article of merchandise, including any portion of such article,
whether a distinct part thereof or not, including every part thereof,
whether separable or not, and also including material for manufacture;
and
(2)
As so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6-1.
GIFT CARD
A restricted monetary equivalent or scrip that is issued
by retailers or banks to be used as an alternative to a nonmonetary
gift.
MERCHANT
One who purchases from the public and sells or otherwise
exchanges, conveys, alters or trades an article.
PERSON
Any individual natural persons, partnerships, joint ventures,
businesses, societies, associates, clubs, trustees, trusts, corporations,
or unincorporated groups, or any officers, agents, employees, servants,
factors or any form of personal representatives of any thereof, in
any capacity, acting for self or on behalf of another.
PLEDGE
(1)
An article or articles deposited with a secondhand merchant
in the course of his/her business; or
(2)
As so defined in N.J.S.A. 45:22-1.
PLEDGOR
(1)
A person who delivers the pledge into the possession of a secondhand
merchant, unless such person discloses that he/she is or was acting
for another, and in such an event "pledgor" shall mean the disclosed
principal; or
(2)
As so defined in N.J.S.A. 45:22-1.
PRECIOUS METALS, GEMS, GEMSTONES
Articles comprised of gold, silver, sterling, platinum and/or
their alloys, as defined in N.J.S.A. 51:5-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 51:6-1
et seq., and/or N.J.S.A. 51:6A-1 et seq.; gems, gemstones, coins and
all forms of jewelry herein contained.
PUBLIC
Individuals and retail sellers, not to include wholesale
transactions or transactions between other merchants.
PURCHASE
The exchange of money and the exchange, deposit, pledge,
sale, conveyance or trade of any tangible or intangible article.
REPORTABLE TRANSACTION
Every transaction conducted by a dealer in which precious
metals, or other tangible property, are purchased or exchanged from
or with the public.
SECONDHAND GOODS
Any article previously sold, acquired, exchanged, conveyed,
traded or otherwise formerly owned, including, but not limited to,
buying scrap gold, old gold, silver, jewelry, home electronics/audio
and visual equipment, musical instruments, telephones and telephonic
equipment, scales, computers, computer hardware and software, typewriters,
word processors, scanners, sporting goods of all kinds, antiques,
platinum, all other precious metals, tools of all kinds, televisions,
DVRs, GPS, camcorders, car stereos, gift cards, furniture, clothing
or other valuable articles.
TRANSIENT BUYER
(1)
A merchant who has not been in any retail business continuously
for at least six months at that address in the municipality where
the merchant is required to register or who intends to close out or
discontinue all retail business in the Borough within six months;
or
(2)
As so defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6A-5 and N.J.A.C. 13:47C-1.1.