(a) A person purchasing, selling, exchanging or receiving secondhand articles of any kind, scrap iron, old metal, canvas, rope, branded bottles, junk or lead pipe, except plow irons, old stoves and furniture, shall post in a conspicuous place in or upon his or her shop, store, wagon, boat or other place of business, a sign having his or her name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon, and keep a separate book, open to inspection by any law enforcement officer, in which shall be written, in the English language, at the time of the purchase or exchange of such articles, a description thereof, the name, description and residence of the person from whom purchased and received and the day and hour when such purchase or exchange was made. Every entry shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number one.
(b) Any person, prior to purchasing any secondhand article of furniture or secondhand electrical or gas appliance or equipment for the purpose of resale to the general public, shall demand to examine the seller's driver's license or identification card issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.50 to 4507.52 and one additional type of card typically used for identification purposes.
The purchaser shall keep a written record of the number of the license or identification card and the type and number of the other identification card accepted, together with the date of purchase, the name and address of the seller and a description of the article purchased. The purchaser shall retain the written record for at least one year and shall make the record available for inspection by any law enforcement officer at all reasonable times. For purposes of this subsection, the purchaser may utilize the written record he or she is required to keep where applicable under subsection (a) hereof and add to it the information required by this subsection.
(ORC 4737.01)