(A) Whenever a licensee or employee of licensee under this subchapter purchases or receives any article or valuable thing as described in § 131.025 of this subchapter, the licensee shall first take on a form approved by the Chief of Police, a legible print of the thumb of the right hand of the person from whom such article was received. If such person has no right thumb, the licensee shall take the legible print of the thumb on the left hand or of a finger, which shall be so identified in writing by the licensee.
(B) The seller must provide the secondhand dealer with personal identification at the time of the transaction, in the form of a valid operator’s license or a federal or state identification card which includes a photograph that positively matches the seller. The licensee shall obtain and maintain a copy of the identification.
(Prior Code, § 40-87) (Ord. 1394, passed 2-10-2014; Ord. 1477, passed 6-17-2019)