No secondhand dealer shall remove, alter or obliterate any manufacturer's make, model or serial number, personal identification number, or identifying marks engraved or etched upon an article of secondhand property that was purchased by the secondhand dealer; provided, however, that a secondhand dealer may smelt precious metal after he or she has kept such article intact and available for inspection in his or her licensed place of business for ten (10) calendar days. Notwithstanding this requirement, no secondhand dealer shall smelt any precious metal until he or she has documented his or her intent to do so in the records required under Section 818.06.
(Ord. 1522. Passed 5-14-12.)