For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MERCHANDISE. The following: guns, jewelry, serialed and marked items, silverware or silver or silver-plated items, goldware, gold or gold-plated items, cameras or camera equipment, bicycles, coins, musical instruments, chain saws, tools and electronic equipment of any kind including, but not limited to, tape recorders, stereos and stereo components, computers, computer software and sporting goods.
PEACE OFFICER. A member of the State Police, Sheriff, Constable, Marshal, municipal police officers or investigator of the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice of the state.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. The Chief and duly authorized representatives of the Police Department.
PROPER IDENTIFICATION. Motor vehicle operator's license or state issued identification cards.
SECOND-HAND BUSINESS. A business engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying and selling, or otherwise dealing in second-hand specified merchandise.
SECOND-HAND DEALER.
(1) A person, on his or her account or as an agent of another, including employees, partnerships, associations and corporations, engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in, second-hand specified merchandise, and all persons listed as owners of the second-hand business on the business license applications. Excluded from this definition are isolated sales not in the regular course of any business and occasional garage sales held at the same location on less than four days during any 30-day period.
(2) All
SECOND-HAND DEALERS shall be responsible for the acts of their employees, and any violation of this chapter by any employee shall be put to the employer and/or second-hand business, and the employer and/or second-hand business may suffer any of the penalties provided in this chapter, as the result of employee violations of this chapter.
(Ord. 91, passed 5-16-1985)