(a) The licensee’s books and records for the licensee’s inventory shall be subject to inspection by the department at reasonable times during normal business hours. In addition to the records required to be kept under subsection (b), the licensee shall keep a record of the licensee’s purchases, sales, and other acquisitions and distributions of pepper sprays, as well as a record of the licensee’s current inventory of pepper sprays.
(b) The licensee shall keep records of pepper sprays sold or otherwise distributed by the licensee in the city for a minimum of five years from the date of sale or other distribution. The records kept shall include:
(1) The recipient’s name, date of birth, and address;
(2) The quantity and description of the pepper spray distributed, including the name of the manufacturer;
(3) If applicable, the business name, address, telephone number, and the pepper spray license number of the purchaser;
(4) The date and time of transaction;
(5) Information as to whether the transaction was a sale, gift, or other transaction; and
(6) Signed acknowledgement forms required, pursuant to § 41-27.4(c), of a purchaser or recipient of pepper spray.
(c) When displaying or storing pepper sprays at a designated place of business, the licensee shall display or store the pepper sprays at a location that is not within the reach of the general public and shall make a sale of pepper spray only upon request and only to an adult.
(d) The licensee or an adult employee of the licensee shall be present during all hours of operation of each designated place of business of the licensee; provided that if the pepper spray is in a locked cabinet inaccessible to minor employees, no adult employee need be present at the place of business.
(e) The licensee shall be responsible for the legal sale, distribution, and proper storage of any pepper spray under the licensee’s control or at any one of the licensee’s designated place of business.
(1990 Code, Ch. 41, Art. 37, § 41-37.5) (Added by Ord. 95-49; Am. Ord. 96-77)