(a) A dealer in regulated property shall keep a sales record that indicates the business name and address of the manufacturer or authorized vendor from which the regulated property was purchased.
(b) If the regulated property was purchased from other than a manufacturer or authorized vendor, a dealer shall:
(1) at the time of purchase, record in a legible manner on a sequentially-numbered detachable ticket, approximately four inches by six inches in dimension, which is kept in sequential order at the person’s local place of business, the following information:
(A) the name and address of the dealer’s business;
(B) the name, address, sex, date of birth, and driver’s license number, military identification number, passport number, or personal identification certificate number of the seller of the regulated property;
(C) the date and time of purchase;
(D) a complete description of the property purchased, including, but not limited to, the type of property, the brand name or manufacturer’s name, any serial number, identifying number, or initials inscribed in or attached to the property, and any other identifying marks or features of the property;
(E) the price paid or other consideration exchanged for the property purchased; and
(F) the signature of the seller affirming ownership of the property offered for sale;
(2) at the time of purchase, determine that the photograph on the driver’s license, military identification card, passport, or personal identification certificate is a photograph of the seller and make a photocopy of the identification card or license;
(3) segregate the property purchased from the seller from property purchased from other sellers and attach to the property, or to the container in which the property is held, a tag indicating the name of the seller and the date on which the property was purchased;
(4) retain possession of the purchased property at the dealer’s local place of business and withhold the property from resale or salvage use for 21 calendar days;
(5) make the purchased property available for inspection at the dealer’s local place of business by any police officer during regular business hours while the property is in the dealer’s possession; and
(6) make a photograph of the seller in each purchase transaction in a manner such that the seller’s facial features are clearly visible.
(c) A dealer shall maintain on file the information required by Subsections (a) and (b) for one year from the date of purchase or until the item is sold, whichever occurs later. (Ord. Nos. 15064; 16882; 17398; 18892; 20241; 21310)