In this chapter:
(1) AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES means hubcaps, wheel covers, radar detectors, tape decks and tape players, removable automobile tops, and like items that are crafted or designed for use in or on automobiles as accessory items. The term does not include completely assembled automobiles.
(2) AUTHORIZED VENDOR means a commercial supplier who deals in the wholesale distribution of regulated property in the ordinary course of business.
(3) BUSINESS MACHINE means a machine, such as, but not limited to, a typewriter, computer, printer, adding machine, checkwriting device, cash register, calculator, addressing machine, letter sorting or folding device, and any item of recording, copying, or accounting equipment. The term does not include office furniture or fixtures.
(4) CHIEF means the chief of police of the city of Dallas or a designated representative.
(5) CRAFTED PRECIOUS METALS means jewelry, silverware, art objects, or any other thing or object crafted, in whole or in part, from gold, silver, platinum, palladium, irridium, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, or their alloys, but does not include coins, bullion, or bars of such metals.
(6) DEALER means any person, other than a pawnbroker, pawnshop, or other business licensed under the Texas Pawnshop Act (Article 5069-51.01 et seq., Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes), who:
(A) purchases regulated property for resale or salvage use; and
(B) obtains more than 25 percent of the value of the person’s total inventory of regulated property from a source other than an authorized vendor or manufacturer.
(7) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT means any electrical device including, but not limited to, a radio, television, video recorder, home computer, video camera, stereo, tape, or record.
(8) HOLD NOTICE means notification by the chief that a person may not sell, redeem, or dispose of regulated property that:
(A) has been identified as potentially stolen; or
(B) has a defaced identification number.
(9) JEWELRY means gems, jewels, and objects made of precious metals that are worn for adornment, including, but not limited to stones removed from a mounting.
(10) LICENSEE means a person in whose name a license has been issued under this chapter or a person listed as an applicant on the application for a license.
(11) PASSPORT means a passport issued by the United States government or issued by another country and recognized by the United States government.
(12) PERSON means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, association, and any other legal entity.
(13) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE means a certificate issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Article 6687b, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes or a similar certificate issued by another state.
(14) POWER TOOL means a tool powered by electrical or AC/DC current or by liquid or gaseous fuel, including, but not limited to, pneumatic and welding equipment.
(15) PURCHASE means a transaction in which a person takes title to regulated property in exchange for valuable consideration.
(16) REGULATED PROPERTY means new or used:
(A) automobile accessories;
(B) business machines;
(C) crafted precious metals;
(D) electronic equipment;
(E) firearms as defined by state law;
(F) household appliances;
(G) jewelry;
(H) motorcycle accessories;
(I) musical instruments;
(J) photographic equipment;
(K) power tools; or
(L) sporting goods.
(17) SALVAGE USE means the extracting or isolating of one or more of the component parts of regulated property for later use. The term specifically includes the melting, pulverizing, compacting, or similar alteration of an item of crafted precious metals.
(18) SELLER means the person in a purchase transaction who is affirming the legal right of ownership and the right to sign over title to the property offered for sale. (Ord. Nos. 15064; 16882; 17398; 18892; 20241; 21310)