It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a public auction in the
City of Albany without first having obtained an auctioneer's license.
An application to conduct a public auction shall be submitted to the
City Clerk. The application shall state:
A. The name, home address and business address of the applicant.
B. The applicant's present and previous employment.
C. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor
or felony and, if so, what offense, when and in what court.
D. Whether the applicant has ever had a public auctioneer's
license and, if so, when and in which jurisdictions.
E. Any other information which the City Clerk deems necessary.
When an application is filed, the City Clerk shall cause an investigation
of the applicant to be made by the Police Department. The Chief of Police
shall furnish to the City Clerk, in writing, the results of the investigation,
accompanied by a recommendation as to whether a license should be issued.
[Amended 11-25-2002 by Ord. No. 42.112.02]
A. The license fee for an auctioneer shall be $110.
B. An auctioneer's license shall be valid from May 1 to
April 30 of the succeeding year.
All auctioneers' licenses shall be numbered and shall state the date
of issuance, date of expiration, fee paid and the name and business address
of the licensee.
Every auctioneer shall, upon the receipt or acceptance by him of any
goods for the purpose of sale at auction and before selling the goods at auction,
record the following:
A. The name and address of the person who employed him to
sell goods at auction.
B. The name and address of the person from whom the auctioneer
received or accepted the goods.
C. The name and address of the person who was the owner,
authorized agent of the owner or the consignor of the goods immediately prior
to the receipt or acceptance of the goods by the auctioneer.
D. The location, with street and number, if any, of the
goods immediately prior to the receipt or acceptance of the goods by the auctioneer
for the purpose of sale at auction.
E. The date of receipt or acceptance by the auctioneer of
the goods for the purpose of sale at auction.
F. The place, with street and number, if any, in which the
goods are to be held, kept or stored until sold or offered for sale at auction.
G. The place, with street and number, if any, in which the
goods are to be sold or offered for sale at auction.
H. A description of such goods, the quantity thereof and
the distinctive marks thereon, if any.
I. The terms and conditions upon which the auctioneer receives
or accepts such goods for sale at auction.
Records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter shall at all reasonable
times be open to inspection by the City Clerk, the Chief of Police or their
designees.