For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"CHIEF OF POLICE," "POLICE DEPARTMENT" and "POLICE OFFICER" shall respectively refer to the Chief of Police of the Village of Tinley Park, the Tinley Park Police Department, and any sworn member of the Police Department.
"ENGAGED IN OR CONDUCTING BUSINESS." The purchase, sale, barter, or exchange of any item described in the definition of "SECONDHAND DEALER" below, including advertising therefor, at any location within the village, irregardless of whether said location is permanent or temporary.
"EXCLUSIONS." The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to the following businesses or dealers:
(1) Junk dealers as regulated by §§ 117.01 through 117.04 of this chapter;
(2) Used motor vehicles;
(3) Antique dealers, which for purpose of this exclusion, shall be read to be defined as any dealer who engages exclusively in the business or occupation of selling, bartering, or exchanging any painting, furniture, china, or other object painted or made more than 50 years prior to the date of sale, which is valuable primarily by reasons of age, scarcity, or the skill and craftsmanship of the article and artisan. Antiques will not include family heirlooms made of gold and silver or other precious metals;
(4) Coin collectors or coin dealers who engage exclusively in the coin business or occupation. However, this exclusion does not exempt such dealers or businesses from compliance with the regulations as hereinafter provided in relation to any gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metal or jewelry which they may purchase, trade, barter, or exchange in addition to their coin and bullion operations;
(6) Neighborhood garage sales; and
(7) Non-profit or charitable secondhand goods or thrift-type shops.
"GEMS." Any item containing or having any precious or semi-precious stones customarily used in jewelry or ornamentation.
"PRECIOUS METALS." Any item containing as part of its composition in any degree, gold, silver, platinum, or pewter.
"SECONDHAND DEALER." An individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, association, or any other legal entity however organized engaged in or conducting business in the village for purchasing, trading, bartering, or exchanging secondhand personal property, gold, silver, and/or other precious metals.
"SECONDHAND GOODS" or "USED PERSONAL GOODS." Shall consist of any item of personal property or object of value such as gold, silver, jewelry, and/or other precious metals, which is not purchased or sold as new. Secondhand or used personal goods do not include property purchased by one licensed, established merchant in the normal course of business from another licensed, established merchant. Secondhand or used personal goods shall include, but not be limited to the following items:
(1) Jewelry of any kind and/or any metal, precious or semi-precious in nature;
(2) Gold, silver, and/or other precious metals in whatever identifiable form, except for numismatic coins or bullions being sold or purchased by a coin collector or coin dealer who engages exclusively in the coin business or occupation;
(3) Any type of gem or precious stone, including diamonds;
(4) Office supplies;
(5) Furniture fixtures;
(6) Electronic equipment such as televisions, radios, stereos, and VCRs; and
(7) Appliances.
(Ord. 87-0-030, passed 5-26-87; Am. Ord. 95-0-82, passed 11-21-95)