(a) No auctioneer shall conduct a sale of goods at auction on any street or other public place in the City, without the prior approval in writing of the Director of Finance.
(b) It shall be the duty of all auctioneers to personally see that all weights and measures by which the goods are sold comply with all applicable local and State and federal laws, to comply with all laws relating to the collection of applicable sales taxes; to ensure that no misrepresentation or fraud concerning the goods sold be perpetrated upon the purchasers thereof, and to comply with all other federal, State or local laws and regulations.
(1952 Code § 25-17-4)