(a) Junk and scrap dealers shall maintain a record of all purchases on their premises which shall contain an accurate and complete record of all articles purchased or received in the operation of the business including the location where the articles were obtained. The records shall consist of the seller’s name, address, phone number, date and hour of the transaction, a photocopy of the driver’s license or other current photographic identification and the license plate number of the vehicle used to bring the materials to sell or exchange. If the sale or exchange is in excess of a one hundred dollar ($100.00) value and the dealer does not know or recognize the seller, nor possess any existing documentation identifying the seller with any of the foregoing information, the dealer shall obtain a fingerprint of the seller’s right or left thumb by a method approved by the City Chief of Police or his designee.
(b) Junk and scrap dealers shall keep and retain on their premises scrap titanium in its original form, shape and condition, for a minimum period of seventy-two hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and shall not dispose of, reduce, change or alter such original form, shape or condition of such titanium until the minimum period of seventy-two hours has elapsed.
(c) The records must be open and available for inspection by the Director of Public Safety, Chief of Police, or their designees for a period of three years.
(Ord. 30-2007. Passed 2-12-07.)