[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bergenfield
9-19-1995 by Ord. No. 2181. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any person, partnership or corporation who, through any means, buys
or sells secondhand gold, silver, precious metals or jewelry, and includes
anyone advertising the purchase or sale of any of the aforementioned items.
Any person under the age of 18 years.
Any items enumerated here that are not new.
A.
Each dealer conducting business within the jurisdiction
of the Borough of Bergenfield shall first register with the Chief of Police,
who shall investigate the applicant, and shall obtain a license from the Borough
Clerk by paying an annual fee of $25.
B.
All licenses shall expire on December 31 in each year
and shall not be transferable.
C.
All licenses shall be prominently displayed within the
licensed premises.
A.
This chapter mandates the keeping of serialized receipts
by the buyer for each purchase. The receipt must contain the name and address
of the buyer, the date of the transaction, the prices paid, and the name (proof
of identity), date of birth, driver's license number (if available), address,
and signature of the seller. To facilitate the work of law enforcement officers,
all buyers are required, upon reasonable request, to allow the inspection
of their serialized receipts by any police officer or weights and measures
official. This same inspection requirement also extends to the metals themselves
during the waiting period following purchase.
B.
A bond in amount and form prescribed by Regulations of
the Office of Weights and Measures shall be obtained.
Each dealer doing business in the Borough of Bergenfield shall deliver
to the Chief of Police a legible and correct transcript of all items purchased,
received or sold, within 48 hours of the completion of the transaction, on
forms prescribed by the Chief of Police.
No dealer shall sell, melt, change the form of or dispose of any articles
purchased or received within 10 days from the date the notification is made
to the Chief of Police, and all such items shall remain on the premises where
the purchase was made for at least 10 days.
Each dealer must require identification of the person with whom it is
transacting business, and no transaction shall be made with any minor, as
hereinabove defined.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by
a fine not to exceed $500 and a jail term not to exceed 90 days, or both,
for each violation. Each transaction which shall not be recorded or which
shall be improperly recorded shall be a separate and distinct violation of
this chapter.
