(A) No dealer shall conceal, secrete, or destroy for the purpose of concealing, any item purchased or acquired by the dealer for the purpose of preventing identification thereof by a police officer or any person claiming to own the same.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any dealer in the course of the dealer’s business or occupation to acquire, by purchase, barter, exchange, or pawn, any goods from any person under 18 years of age.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any dealer to acquire, by purchase, barter, exchange or pawn, items bearing evidence of a serial number which has been tampered with or scratched or obliterated in any manner unless such person immediately contacts the Clinton Police Department.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any dealer to acquire, by purchase, barter, exchange or pawn, any items prior to examining photo identification with a physical description of the person selling, bartering, exchanging or pawning said articles.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any dealer to intentionally misrepresent or falsify any record of an item, seller, or transaction required to be reported to the Clinton Police Department under this chapter.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any dealer to fail to report to the police any article pledged with such dealer, if there is reason to believe that the article was stolen-or lost and found by the person attempting to pledge it in the case of a lost article.
(Ord. 2617, passed 7-23-2019) Penalty, see § 117.99