For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"COMMODITY METALS." Any metal containing primarily brass, copper, copper alloy, aluminum, stainless steel, or magnesium, or any other metal trading on the commodity markets that trades in pounds, rather than ounces, except aluminum single serving beverage cans shall not be considered commodity metals.
"FERROUS METALS." Any metal consisting primarily of iron or steel.
"INVESTMENT PURPOSES." The purchase of regulated property by persons and the retention of that property in the same form as purchased, for resale to persons who are purchasing the property primarily as an investment.
"LEADS ONLINE." Web based electronic reporting service used by law enforcement to recover stolen property. leadsonline.com.
"MINOR." Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
"MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS." Any person who exclusively deals in new or used cars.
"PERSON." Any individual, owner, agent, partnership, corporation or other business entity.
"PRECIOUS METALS." Any metal that is valued for its character, rarity, beauty, quality, or worth, including, but not limited to gold, silver, platinum or any other such metals, whether as separate items or in combination as a piece of jewelry.
"PURCHASE." To obtain regulated property by paying money or giving other valuable consideration in a voluntary transaction. However, purchases under this chapter do not include transactions in which regulated property is obtained by the loan of money or on condition of selling regulated property back to the individual from whom it came at a stipulated price.
"REGULATED PROPERTY." The following property, which is used or secondhand:
(1) Commodity and precious metals.
(2) Gems, including but not limited to, any gem that is valued for its character, rarity, beauty or quality, including diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires or pearls, or any other such gems or stones, whether as a separate item or in combination as a piece of jewelry.
(3) Jewelry containing metals or gems, including but not limited to, rings, necklaces, pendants, earrings, brooches, bracelets, or chains.
(4) Watches, including but not limited to, pocket watches, wrist watches, or stop watches.
(5) Sterling silver, including but not limited to, flatware, candleholders, coffee and tea sets, ornamental objects, champagne flutes, wineglasses, or serving pieces such as platters, bowls, trays, water pitchers, open bakers, ice buckets, shell dishes or salt and pepper shakers.
(6) Audio equipment and accessories, including but not limited to, tape players, tape decks or players, compact/digital disc players and compact discs, sound metering devices, tuners, amplifiers, speakers, transceivers, equalizers, receivers, phonographs, turntables, stereos, radios, clock radios, satellite radios, car stereos, car speakers, radar detectors, broadcasting equipment or citizen band radios/transceivers.
(7) Video and digital equipment and accessories, including but not limited to, televisions, videotape or digital videodisc recorders, videotape or digital videodisc players, video cameras, video monitors, video games, digital video discs or video game consoles.
(8) Photographic and optical equipment and any accompanying bags, including but not limited to, cameras, camera lenses, camera filters, camera motor drives, light meters, flash equipment, movie projectors, slide projectors, photography processing equipment, photography enlarging equipment, binoculars, telescopes, opera glasses, microscopes, surveying equipment, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, or electronic sighting equipment.
(9) Electrical office equipment, including but not limited to, telefax machines, laser printers, copiers, duplicators, typewriters, calculators, cash registers, transcribers, dictaphones, computers, modems, monitors, or any computer equipment or accessories having uniquely identifiable parts.
(10) Power yard and garden tools, including but not limited to, garden tractors, lawn mowers, rototillers, lawn sweepers, weed or brush cutters, edgers, trimmers, blowers, chippers, shredders, or ladders.
(11) Power equipment and tools, including but not limited to, air hammers, air tools, nail guns, power staplers, power saws, power sanders, chainsaws, power planers, power drills, routers, lathes, joiners, shop vacuums, paint sprayers and accessory equipment, generators, air compressors, pressure washers or logging equipment.
(12) Automotive and hand tools, including but not limited to, wrench sets, sockets sets, screw driver sets, pliers, vise grips, tool boxes, auto body hammers, jacks or timing lights.
(13) Telephones or telephone equipment, including but not limited to, office telephones, portable home telephones, mobile telephones, cellular telephones or answering machines.
(14) Sporting equipment, including but not limited to, bicycles, golf clubs and bags, pool cues or cases, skis, ski boots, snowboards, fishing rods or reels, or skates.
(15) Outboard motors and boating accessories, including but not limited to, outdrives, props, inboard engines, boat covers, tops or unlicensed boat trailers.
(16) Microwave ovens.
(17) Motor vehicles, other than as set forth in subsection (18)(a), below.
(18) Regulated property does not include any of the following property:
(a) Motor vehicles dealt in by motor vehicle dealers;
(b) Boats;
(c) Books, magazines, beta and VHS video tapes, and comic books;
(d) Glassware, objects d’art, or sports cards and sports memorabilia;
(e) Furniture;
(f) Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and other similar major household appliances;
(g) Property purchased at an auction;
(h) Property purchased from another person, who is in a business, as described in § 111.02;
(i) Postage stamps, stamp collections and philatelic items;
(j) Clothing;
(k) Ferrous metals, including items listed in subsections (6) through (16) above, when purchased by a scrap processor and which items are in such condition that their highest and primary value is either in sale or transfer as scrap metal;
(l) Commodity or ferrous metals purchased by a scrap processor from a manufacturing, industrial or other commercial vendor that generates such metals in the ordinary course of business; or
(m) A total of four (4) or less compact discs, digital video discs, and/or video games purchased in any combination from a single seller in a 24-hour period.
"SCRAP PROCESSORS." Any person who utilizes torches, sheers, balers, presses, or shredders to manufacture scrap metal for re-melting purposes only.
(Ord. B2014-01, passed 1-28-14)