Each of the following acts of omission or commission by an auctioneer or by any of his employees is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall subject the person convicted thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction to the penalties prescribed by § 10.99:
(A) Carrying on the business of an auctioneer without a valid license or from any place other than the place designated in the license therefor.
(B) Purchasing or otherwise acquiring any merchandise covered by this chapter where the licensee knows or reasonably should know that the person the merchandise was acquired from is under the age of 18 years or a person using a name other than his own.
(C) Refusing, denying, or interfering with the lawful inspection of the premises by a police officer of the city at any time.
(D) Failing or neglecting to retain on the premises and having available for inspection by a police officer of the city any merchandise covered by this chapter for a period of at least 15 days from and after the date and time that the merchandise has been received.
(E) Failing or neglecting to comply with any applicable provision of this chapter.
('72 Code, § 7-5) (Ord. O-89-16, passed 5-3-89) Penalty, see § 10.99