858.17   RETENTION OF ARTICLES FOR SPECIFIED PERIODS.
   (a)   Items, goods, articles and junk purchased or exchanged, shall be retained for not less than 15 days before disposal in an accessible place in the building where licensed activity occurs. A tag shall be attached to such item in some visible and conspicuous place with a number corresponding to the entry in the electronic record, or other record provided. For items not recorded electronically, the purchaser shall prepare and deliver on Monday of each week, to the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, before noon, a legible and correct copy in the English language containing a description of each item and photograph, purchased or received during the previous week, including the hour, day when purchased and a description of the person from whom it was purchased, including a copy of a photo identification. Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the licensee, employee, or owner who received the item.
   (b)   Any person engaged in the business of buying, exchanging, collecting, receiving, storing, or selling any used motor vehicles for the purpose of wrecking or salvaging parts there from, shall report each such transaction to the Chief of Police, or his or her designee within five business days, excluding Saturday and Sunday, from the date of the transaction. The report shall contain a description of each such motor vehicle inquired, including vehicle identification number, hour and date when purchased, a description of the person, including a copy of photo identification from whom it was acquired and a photo of the vehicle. Such reports shall be on forms approved by the Chief of Police, or his or her designee and made under oath. Such vehicles shall not be disposed of, or altered in any manner for a period of five days from the time the report is received by the Township.
(Ord. 396. Passed 4-9-12.)