A. Definition Of Secondhand Dealer: The term "secondhand dealer" as used in this chapter shall not include junk dealers as licensed by other provisions of this code, and shall not include sales or exchanges of used articles and materials conducted by charitable or religious organizations. (Ord. 93-12-627, 12-6-1993)
B. Investigation Of Applicant; Approval Or Disapproval Of License: In addition to any inspection conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 of this title, the police chief or any other village official designated by the village manager shall make or cause to be made such investigation as he or she deems necessary to determine the character and reputation of the applicant for a secondhand dealer's license. No license shall be issued to any applicant who is not found to be a person of good character and reputation, and no license shall be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of receiving stolen goods, burglary or robbery. (Ord. 93-12-627, 12-6-1993; amd. Ord. 2012-10-861, 10-1-2012)
C. Records Required: Every secondhand dealer doing business in the village shall keep a record of every article received, purchased, sold or exchanged, including identification numbers thereon, if any. Such records and the articles shall be open to the inspection of any police officer at all reasonable times.
D. Stolen Goods: Every secondhand dealer shall report to the police any article received by him or her if he or she shall have reason to believe that the article was lost or stolen. (Ord. 93-12-627, 12-6-1993)
E. Minors:
1. No secondhand dealer's license shall be issued to any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age, and no secondhand dealer shall employ a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age to assist him or her in the secondhand dealer's business.
2. No secondhand dealer shall have any business dealing as a secondhand dealer with any person under eighteen (18) years of age, except on the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person for each particular transaction. (Ord. 2013-11-929, 11-18-2013)
F. Prohibited Acts And Conditions:
1. No secondhand dealer shall purchase or receive any revolver, pistol, blackjack, shotgun or other firearm, and no secondhand dealer shall display in his or her window any such weapons for sale.
2. No secondhand dealer shall purchase or receive from any person appearing to be intoxicated, or from any person known to be a thief or to have been convicted of larceny or burglary. When any person is found to be the owner of stolen property which has been purchased or received, such property shall be returned to the owner thereof without the payment of the amount advanced by the secondhand dealer thereon or any costs or charges of any kind which the secondhand dealer may have placed upon the same.
3. No secondhand dealer shall make use of any property, private or public, not included within the licensed premises for the storage, handling or display of any secondhand article.
G. Pawnbrokers And Junk Dealers:
1. Pawnbrokers: No secondhand dealer shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker, as licensed by other provisions of this code, without first having obtained a pawnbroker's license in addition to a secondhand dealer's license.
2. Junk Dealers: No secondhand dealer shall engage in the business of junk dealer. (Ord. 93-12-627, 12-6-1993)