(a) A person purchasing, selling, exchanging, or receiving secondhand articles of any kind, scrap, iron, metal, canvas, rope branded bottles, junk or lead pipe, except plow irons, old stoves, and furniture, shall post in a conspicuous place in or upon his shop, store, wagon, boat, or other place of business, a sign having his name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon, and keep a separate book, open to inspection by any law enforcement officer, in which shall be written, in the English language, at the time of the purchase or exchange of such articles, a description thereof, the name, description, and residence of the person from whom purchased and received, and the day and hour when such purchase or exchange was made. Every entry shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number one.
(b) Any person, prior to purchasing any secondhand article of furniture or secondhand electrical or gas compliance or equipment for the purpose of resale to the general public, or scrap iron or metal, shall demand to examine the seller’s driver’s or commercial driver’s license or identification card issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.50 to 4507.52 and one additional type of card typically used for identification purposes.
(c) The purchaser shall keep a written record of the number of the license or identification card and the type and number of the other identification card accepted together with the date of purchase, the name and address of the seller, the seller’s motor vehicle license plate number, and a description of the article purchased. The purchaser shall retain the written record for at least one year and shall make the record available for inspection by any law enforcement officer at all reasonable times. For the purposes of this section, the purchaser may utilize the written record he is required to keep where applicable under subsection (a) hereof and add to it the information required by this section. (Ord. 73-06. Passed 5-15-06.)