(A) Every auction dealer or auctioneer shall keep a record and ledger of acquisitions of all secondhand goods received. The record and ledger shall be clearly and legibly written in ink in the English language at the time of each purchase or other method of acquisition and shall contain an accurate and true description of each item of merchandise, the amount of money paid or given therefor, the date and time of the acquisition of such merchandise by the auctioneer, the true name of the person dealt with, as nearly as known, such person's signature, place of residence, race, sex, age, height, build, color of hair, color of eyes, complexion, home telephone number, business telephone number, and reasonable proof of identification, as well as a photograph or thumb print of the person. The record shall contain the type of identification exhibited, the issuing agency and the number thereon. No entry made in such record shall be erased, obliterated or defaced.
(B) It shall be the duty of every auctioneer to make immediately available to the Police Department, legible, complete and correct records and ledgers showing the acquisition of any secondhand goods covered by this chapter.
('72 Code, § 7-6) (Ord. O-89-16, passed 5-3-89) Penalty, see § 10.99