(a) Secondhand goods dealers shall maintain the records required by this article for a minimum of 12 months from the date of purchase of the goods. The records must be accessible at all times to the police department or any other peace officer, and all such police or peace officers shall have the right at all times to examine such records and obtain copies thereof when investigating lost or stolen articles, or in determining whether or not persons are complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) All secondhand goods dealers shall make their employees aware of these requirements and post a copy of this article in a conspicuous place at their places of business.
(c) Any person dealing in secondhand goods, or purchasing same, who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this article or allows another person to fail or refuse to so comply, or any person who fails to permit any police or peace officer to, at any time, inspect the records required under this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 5-245; Ord. of 5-10-2011)