(a) A dealer shall not conduct business in the Village of Franklin unless the dealer has first obtained a certificate of registration from the Chief of Police.
(b) A dealer shall apply to the Chief of Police for a certificate of registration by paying a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to cover the reasonable cost of processing and issuing the certificate and by completing an application form, disclosing the following information:
(1) The name, address and thumbprint of the applicant.
(2) The name and address under which the applicant does business.
(3) The name, address and thumbprint of all agents or employees of the dealer. Within twenty-four hours after hiring a new employee, the dealer shall forward to the local police agency the name, address and thumbprint of the new employee.
(c) Upon receipt of the certificate of registration fee and an application complying with the requirements of subsection (b) hereof, and after processing the application in accordance with the requirements of the Village of Franklin and Act 95 of the Public Acts of 1981, as amended, the Chief of Police shall issue to the dealer a certificate of registration.
(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of registration from the Chief of Police, the dealer shall post it in a conspicuous place in the dealer's place of business.
(e) Not less than ten days before a dealer changes the name or address under which the dealer does business, the dealer shall notify the Chief of Police of the change.
(Ord. 134. Passed 12-14-81.)