No secondhand dealer shall melt any watch, watchcase, jewelry or other identifiable article composed or manufactured in whole or in part of gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals until such dealer shall have made a record of his intention to do so along with all other data required to be recorded by the specific recordation provisions of this Section and shall have reported the same to the Chief of Police or his designated agents within the burglary and theft division and unless and until he shall have kept such article intact in his licensed place of business, for inspection for seven (7) working/business days after the report provided for in subsection A of this Section has been made available to the Chief of Police or his designated agent: Unless the identifiable article proposed to be melted down, wrecked or remodeled has been sooner inspected by the Chief of Police or his/her designated agent and received written clearance for such melting, wrecking or remodeling from same.