(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, wilfully or maliciously, to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the serial number of any bicycle. The chief of police is hereby authorized to stamp numbers on the frame of a bicycle in a legible manner for identification purposes, upon which no serial number can be found, or upon which the serial number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person residing in the city, or any dealer in bicycles within the city, to purchase, receive in trade, or otherwise acquire any bicycle from which the serial number on the frame has been removed, destroyed, mutilated or altered without first reporting the same to the chief of police. (1977 Code)