(A) (1) Any business entity, whether a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, a joint venture, or otherwise, which buys, sells, offers to buy or sell, holds on consignment, or trades in scrap metal of any kind, shall keep a register of all purchases or sales of scrap metal effected or made by such business. The register shall show:
(a) The dates of all purchases and sales;
(b) The names and addresses of all persons or entities from whom purchases, or to whom sales, were made;
(c) The type and amount of scrap metal purchased or sold;
(d) A full description of the nature of the scrap metal (such as wire, junked car, catalytic converter, scrap roof metal, appliances, HVAC parts, copper products, or the like);
(e) The purchase sales price; and
(f) The type of identification presented for purposes of determining the name and address. No sale or purchase shall be permitted in the absence of a valid ID.
(2) The register shall at all times be open to the inspection of any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official duties.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the owner (in the case of a sole proprietorship), the partners (in the case of a partnership), the officers and managers (in the case of a corporation), the members (in the case of a limited liability company) or the joint venturers (in the case of a joint venture), as the case may be, of the business entity to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and those persons shall have joint and separate criminal liability, together with the business entity, as set forth below for non-compliance.
(C) The business license of any business entity in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be revoked, whereupon such business shall no longer have the right to conduct business in the city.
(Ord. 08-05, passed 2-26-08) Penalty, see § 126.99