34-14 Repeal Chapter 737 Pawnbrokers

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description of the person from whom such purchase was made or to whom sold or a photocopy of photo identification such as a driver's license or state - issued identification; and the day and hour of the purchase or sale. 'the holder of a federal license to smelt precious metals shall not be held by reason thereof to be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. (b) Every licensee under the provisions of this chapter, at the time of acquiring through purchase or exchange of any secondhand article, shall attach a tag with a designating number thereon, legibly print- ed in ink or typewritten, in Arabic numerals or in the English lan- guage, to each article, and shall make an entry of such number in the book, catalog or electronic record. (c) Such book, catalog or electronic record shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any law enforcement officer dur- ing regular bushness hours. Such book, catalog or electronic record shall be maintained in a manner as directed or authorized by the Director. (d) In addition to such book, catalog or electronic record, every seller at the time of such purchase shall fill out, on a blank form ap- proved by the Director, information including the seller's driver's license number and state of issuance, or the identifying number on a state identification card or other picture identification; and on the back of the form, the seller, in his or her own handwriting, shall write his or her name, age and address. (e) No entries in such book, catalog, electronic record or form shall be erased, obliterated altered or defaced. 737.05 DIRECTOR MAY REQUIRE WEEKLY REPORTS. The Director may require that every licensed secondhand dealer shall make out a weekly report on a printed or electronic form to be fur- nished by the City's division of police, containing the details of all pur- chases of secondhand articles made during the preceding business week. The licensee shall deliver such report to the Director, together with any other information kept pursuant to this chapter and required by the Director. The Director may designate that the reports be mailed or delivered electronically. 737.06 MINIMUM HOLDING PERIOD. (a) No person licensed as or operating under the license of a secondhand dealer shall sell or offer to sell or remove, disassem- ble, clean, repair, paint, take apart or change the appearance or form of any secondhand good, article, or thing which has been purchased by the licensee for a period of at least 14 days from the day of acquisition. (b) Any of the goods, articles, or things regulated under this chapter, in the possession of any licensee, shall be made available at any time for the inspection by the Director or any member of the City's di- vision of police.