735.10 PURCHASES PROHIBITED.

   (a)   No swap shop/second-hand dealer shall knowingly purchase, exchange, trade, sell or receive any articles from any minor, from any person who is at the time intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance, from any person who is known or believed by the licensee to be a thief or a receiver of stolen property, or from any person identified in writing to the licensee by any law enforcement officer as a known or suspected thief or receiver of stolen property.

   (b)   No swap shop/second-hand dealer shall purchase, exchange, trade, sell or receive any articles between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

   (c)   Every licensee shall post at the main door of the licensee’s place of business the hours or times when the establishment is open for business. No licensee shall purchase, exchange, trade, sell, or receive second-hand articles or engage in the business of purchasing, exchanging, trading, selling or receiving second-hand articles during any time other than any regular business day that the establishment is open for business as posted.

   (d)   No licensee shall fail to observe the posted hours of operation pursuant to division (c) of this section.

(Ord. 2004-12-118. Passed 12-8-04.)