The following acts, omissions and practices are prohibited in the sale of property at public auction:
(A) The use of deceit, fraud of misrepresentation in the sale or offering for sale of any article;
(B) The substitution of any article in place of an article bid upon at auction;
(C) The use of false bidders, cappers or puffers;
(D) The use of bells, buzzers, bally-hoo or any variety of mechanical or excessive vocal sound to attract attention in connection with sales at auction;
(E) The use of any false or misleading advertising matter, relative to the kind or quality of the goods or to the past history, or present status thereof;
(F) The substitution of an unlicensed person in place of a licensed auctioneer;
(G) The failure to exhibit an auctioneer’s license to any police officer upon demand at the place where an auction is conducted; and/or
(H) The receipt for sale by auction or the sale by auction of any licensed auctioneer of any goods, wares or merchandise from any minor, knowing him or her to be such.
(Prior Code, § 5-3) (Ord. 788, passed 10-28-1985)