Any junk dealer shall, whenever requested by the Chief of Police or the Mayor, give a full and accurate account of how the dealer came into possession of any piece of junk, the person from whom the dealer purchased the same and the date of purchase, and for the purpose of rendering such statement, shall keep a book in which shall be entered the foregoing information, which book shall at all times be open to inspection by any officer of the city.
(1963 Code, § 5-8-7) Penalty, see § 10.99