Every person engaged in the business of operating an auction house, or as a junk dealer, pawnbroker, scrap dealer or second-hand dealer, shall make out and deliver to the Chief of Police a true, complete and legible report of each and all of the goods and articles received on deposit or consignment, in pawn, pledge, trade or exchange or by purchase. The report shall be made upon forms furnished by the Police Department of the town for that purpose and shall be delivered to the Chief of Police within 24 hours after receipt of each and every item of goods and articles. Each report shall contain, for each item received by such person, at least the following minimum information:
(A) A description of the property, including brand, name and serial number, if any.
(B) The amount loaned or paid for the property, or amount allowed in trade.
(C) The number of the pawn ticket, if any.
(D) The date and time when the property was received.
(E) The signature of the person from whom the property was received.
(F) The name, address and age of the person from whom the property was received. The reporting party shall require each person to show proof of his name by exhibiting state or federal identification, unless the person is known to the reporting party; provided, however, that proof of identification shall not be required when every reasonable effort has been made to ascertain the identification of the individual, and the same has not been ascertainable.
(G) A description of the person from whom the property was received, including, but not limited to, the person’s height, weight, race, complexion and hair color.
(`82 Code, § 8-4-1) Penalty, see § 10.99