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§ 60.302 RECORD KEEPING REQUIRED
   (A)   Each precious metals dealer shall keep a record, on a standard form furnished by the police department, of each transaction involving the secondhand purchase by the dealer of an item containing a precious metal. The form shall be prepared in ink, in duplicate; the original to be retained by the dealer, the duplicate to be filed by the dealer with the police department by the close of business on the first working day after the completion of the transaction.
   (B)   The following must be noted concerning the transaction:
      (1)   Date
      (2)   Time
      (3)   Amount paid
      (4)   Disposition of the item, including name and address of purchaser.
   (C)   The following record must be kept relating to the articles sold:
      (1)   Description of the item to include:
         (a)   Manufacturer's name
         (b)   Serial number, if any
         (c)   Any distinguishing marks
         (d)   Weight of the item
         (e)   Pattern
         (f)   Number of items
         (g)   Setting on any precious or semiprecious stones
      (2)   A photograph of the item.
   (D)   The following records must be kept relating to the seller:
      (1)   Name
      (2)   Address
      (3)   Date of birth
      (4)   Age
      (5)   Hair color
      (6)   Race
      (7)   Sex
      (8)   Height
      (9)   Weight
      (10)   Build
      (11)   General appearance
      (12)   Distinguishing marks
      (13)   A legible right thumbprint
      (14)   Social security account number
      (15)   Photograph
   (E)   The method of identification shall include two (2) identification cards, one with a picture and one corroborating, to include numbers from the cards.
   (F)   The original record of each secondhand transaction in any item containing any precious metal shall be subject to inspection and examination by any member of the police department, and any member of the police department shall be permitted to examine and inspect any and all items purchased by a precious metals dealer which fall within the scope of this article.
   (G)   There is specifically excepted from the terms of this article any transaction by a person engaged in business within the city, possessing a current business license from the city, who is either accepting returns for cash, credit or replacement of any item originally purchased from said person, or exchanging an item for another item of greater value. In addition, the terms of this article shall not include any purchase by a retailer from a bona fide manufacturer, nor any banking institution licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(Ord. No. 11.81, § 3, 6-16-81)
§ 60.303 [RESERVED]
§ 60.304 BOND
   (A)   Before engaging in the business of purchasing secondhand items containing precious metals, a dealer shall post a bond with the city clerk, in the amount of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars either with a surety company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or in cash.
   (B)   The bond required in this article shall be for a term of one (1) year following the cessation of doing business in precious metals. The bond shall inure to the benefit of the city, or to any person who shall be injured or sustain damage proximately caused by the failure to comply with the terms of this article by any precious metals dealer, canvasser, solicitor or other agent or employee of the dealer.
(Ord. No. 11.81, § 5, 6-16-81)
§ 60.305 REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS
   (A)   No precious metals dealer shall transact any business involving a secondhand purchase of an item containing a precious metal from a minor unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
   (B)   No precious metals dealer shall transact business involving a secondhand purchase of an item containing a precious metal which item the dealer knows or has reason to believe is stolen.
(Ord. No. 11.81, § 6, 6-16-81)
§ 60.399 PENALTIES
   (A)   Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, nor more than two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars, or imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both, for each offense.
   (B)   Upon conviction of any violation of the terms of this article, the city shall be authorized to seek forfeiture of the bond provided for in this article, in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(Ord. No. 11.81, § 7, 6-16-81)
ARTICLE III. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
§ 60.400 ESTABLISHMENT
   There is hereby established the following regulations concerning the sale of vehicles in the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
§ 60.401 DEFINITIONS
   For purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
   "AUTOMOBILE DEALER." Any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity engaged in selling, offering to sell, trading, soliciting or advertising the sale of new or used motor vehicles or possessing motor vehicles for the purposes of resale or trade either on his own account or on behalf of another either as his primary business or incidental thereto. "AUTOMOBILE DEALER" shall not include any private citizen or person not engaged in the business of selling, offering to sell, soliciting or advertising the sale of new or used motor vehicles privately unless that person is selling vehicles as a business interest; nor shall this article apply to banks, lending institutions or financial institutions conducting a private or public sale of repossessed motor vehicles or motor vehicles sold under court order or through foreclosure proceedings.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
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