(A) No auctioneer or person being present when any personal property is offered for sale, shall knowingly, with the intent to induce any person or persons to purchase the same, or any part thereof, make any false representation or statement as to the ownership of or the character or quality of the property offered for sale, or as to the property or circumstances of the owner or pretended owner of the property.
(B) No auctioneer or any of his or her agents or employees shall sell, or attempt to sell by auction, or advertise for sale any goods, wares or merchandise falsely representing or pretending that the goods, wares, or merchandise are in whole or in part a bankrupt or insolvent stock, or damaged goods, or goods saved from fire, or make any false statement as to the previous history or character of the goods, wares or merchandise. Every person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall, in addition to the penalty provided in § 117.999, be liable in an action of contract to any person purchasing any goods, wares or merchandise because of the representation or statement, in an amount equal to three times the amount paid therefor; and if the false prepresentation is made by the auctioneer or by any person with the auctioneer’s knowledge and consent or connivance, the license of the auctioneer shall be revoked.
(Ord. 90, passed 3-25-1930) Penalty, see § 117.999