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(c) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in business as a dealer in the City without a <br />dealer's license. Each day of continuing violation of this section shall be deemed a separate offense. <br />(d) No dealer, or any agent or employee of a dealer shall fail to comply with this section or <br />knowingly cause any false information to be entered or a record of purchase or sale of any handgun. <br />No purchaser of any handgun shall give any false information to entry on such record of sale. <br />(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. <br />is hereby repealed. <br />Section 7. Section 549.23, Business and Security Regulations, of the Lakewood Codified <br />Ordinances, currently reading as follows: <br />549.23 BUSINESS AND SECURITY REGULATIONS. <br />(a) All firearm dealers and officers, employees or agent of the firearms dealers, shall comply with <br />all provisions of the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2923 and shall not sell, deliver, or otherwise <br />transfer any firearm in violation of state or federal law. <br />(b) All dealers of firearms shall protect such firearms from theft during business hours in the <br />following manner: <br />(1) All firearms shall be in locked cabinets, a secure rack, or a storage area so that access to <br />firearms is controlled by the dealer or an employee, to the exclusion of all others. <br />(2) The firearm dealer, agent, or employee shall be present when a prospective buyer or seller is <br />handling any firearm. <br />(c) Firearm dealers shall have their places of business open to inspection by the Division of Police <br />during all hours of operations. Firearm dealers shall maintain all firearms record and documents, <br />firearms and storage places in a manner and place accessible for inspection by the Division of Police. <br />(1) Every dealer shall maintain records of the purchase and sale of handguns by retaining a copy <br />of ATF Form 4473 or any form otherwise prescribed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and <br />Firearms for each transaction. <br />(2) The record of sales shall also contain the place and date of the sale. In the case of a sale from <br />one dealer to another, the license number of the dealer shall be recorded. <br />(d) The business shall be carried on only in the building designated in the permit. <br />(e) The license or a copy thereof, certified by the issuing authority, shall be displayed on the <br />premises where it can be easily read. <br />(f) No pistol or revolver, or imitation thereof, or placard advertising the sale or other transfer <br />thereof, shall be displayed in any part of said premises where it can be readily seen from the outside. <br />(g) The business shall be carried on, maintained, or conducted entirely inside an enclosed building <br />or buildings; and such building shall be protected with a high level alarm system, as defined by the <br />industry standards, which will ensure twenty-four (24) hour a day security to deter theft or unlawful <br />entry. <br />(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. <br />is hereby repealed. <br />Section 8. Section 549.24, ,Weapons Dealer's License Revocation, of the Codified <br />Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: <br />549.24 WEAPONS DEALER'S LICENSE REVOCATION. <br />(a) When any licensed dealer has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this <br />chapter, the Chief of Police shall revoke the license of such dealer. A certified copy of the order of <br />revocation shall be sent forthwith to such dealer, who may appeal such order of revocation of the <br />Dealer's License Revocation Appeals Board within ten days from the receipt of the order. The <br />�__ Dealers License Revocation Appeals Board shall conduct a hearing upon such appeal within ten <br />