The following words, terms and phrases, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
JUNK DEALER
Any person who buys or purchases old iron, brass or any other
kind of metal or any other article of personal property, metal or
otherwise, which is not to be used as originally designated or intended
or manufactured.
It shall be unlawful for any junk dealer or
other dealer in secondhand goods to purchase or receive any property
from:
A. Any minor without the consent of the parent or guardian
of such minor, unless the minor has a written permit from the Chief
of Police to engage in the business of buying and selling junk or
secondhand goods;
B. Any person who is intoxicated; or
C. Any servant, apprentice or employee without first
ascertaining that the property is the property of the person offering
to sell it.
It shall be the duty of every person engaged
in business as a junk dealer or dealer in secondhand goods, upon receiving
information or learning that any property has been stolen, to immediately
notify in writing the Chief of Police of all property left with him
that in any manner corresponds with the description of the property
stolen, giving the name of the person from whom he purchased or received
it, the time when it was received, and all other acts and circumstances
connected therewith that might tend to the discovery or conviction
of the person who stole the property.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.