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Dealer in Secondhand Goods
License Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a dealer in secondhand goods within the city unless licensed pursuant to this article. The license required shall be known as a business license, and shall be issued by the city clerk after payment of the required fee and compliance with these regulations. A copy of the license issued shall be filed by the city clerk with the chief of police.
Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
Dealer in Secondhand Goods
Any person engaged in the business of buying or receiving secondhand goods or merchandise from the public. These regulations do not apply to any person who sells secondhand goods or merchandise to the public if all the goods or merchandise are purchased or received directly from the manufacturers, wholesalers, or dealers, and none are purchased or received from the public.
Secondhand Goods
Goods or merchandise which have been previously owned, used, or worn by another person and which are not new.
Application
The application shall be made in writing and filed with the city clerk. A copy of the application shall be forwarded to the chief of police for review and to conduct a background investigation. No license shall be issued until the investigation is complete, all fees have been paid, the regulations of the Municipal Code have been complied with, and the approval standards have been met. Each applicant and employee shall be fingerprinted by the Millville Police Department, and the prints shall be submitted to federal and state authorities for comparison and criminal record investigation. In the case of partnerships and corporations, those persons who are required to provide information for the application shall submit to fingerprinting.
License Fee
The annual license fee shall be $400 if applied for before July 1 of any year. The annual license fee shall be $200 if applied for on or after July 1 of any year. All licenses expire on December 31 of each year. If the dealer in secondhand goods was operating the business prior to July 1 of any year, the annual license fee shall be $400 regardless when the application is filed.
Regulations
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a dealer in secondhand goods within the city unless licensed pursuant to this article. The license required shall be known as a business license, and shall be issued by the city clerk after payment of the required fee and compliance with these regulations. A copy of the license issued shall be filed by the city clerk with the chief of police.
Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
Dealer in Secondhand Goods
Any person engaged in the business of buying or receiving secondhand goods or merchandise from the public. These regulations do not apply to any person who sells secondhand goods or merchandise to the public if all the goods or merchandise are purchased or received directly from the manufacturers, wholesalers, or dealers, and none are purchased or received from the public.
Secondhand Goods
Goods or merchandise which have been previously owned, used, or worn by another person and which are not new.
Application
The application shall be made in writing and filed with the city clerk. A copy of the application shall be forwarded to the chief of police for review and to conduct a background investigation. No license shall be issued until the investigation is complete, all fees have been paid, the regulations of the Municipal Code have been complied with, and the approval standards have been met. Each applicant and employee shall be fingerprinted by the Millville Police Department, and the prints shall be submitted to federal and state authorities for comparison and criminal record investigation. In the case of partnerships and corporations, those persons who are required to provide information for the application shall submit to fingerprinting.
License Fee
The annual license fee shall be $400 if applied for before July 1 of any year. The annual license fee shall be $200 if applied for on or after July 1 of any year. All licenses expire on December 31 of each year. If the dealer in secondhand goods was operating the business prior to July 1 of any year, the annual license fee shall be $400 regardless when the application is filed.
Regulations
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall accept goods or merchandise from a person under the age of 18 years.
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall accept melted or altered goods or merchandise.
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall accept goods or merchandise which he has reason to believe are lost or stolen property. The attempted transaction shall be reported to the Police Department forthwith.
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall alter, destroy, melt down, remodel, dispose of, sell, or deliver to any other person any item received or purchased from the public unless done so in compliance with these regulations. The following goods or merchandise shall be retained in the original condition received by the dealer of secondhand goods for at least 15 calendar days: cameras, coins, computers, consumer electronics equipment, jewelry, precious metals, stamps, and watches.
- All dealers of secondhand goods shall maintain the following records:
- The licensee shall record all acquisitions of property in a tightly bound book with pages numbered in sequence. The records shall be written legibly in ink and in English. The book shall contain the date of the transaction, a description of the article, and the name, address, and social security number of the seller.
- A separate identification card shall be maintained for each seller, which is written legibly in ink and in English. The card shall contain the following information: the name, address, social security number, telephone number, age, sex, physical description, signature, and thumb print.
- The licensee shall record all sales or transfers of property in a separate book written legibly in ink and in English. The book shall contain the date of the transaction, a description of the article, and the name, address, and social security number of the purchaser.
- All dealers of secondhand goods shall permit the inspection of their business records upon the request of a police officer.
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall store goods or merchandise at any location which is not licensed by the municipality.
- No dealer of secondhand goods shall conduct the business of a pawnbroker without obtaining the state license required for that commercial activity in addition to the municipal license required for a dealer of secondhand goods.
- Employees of a licensed establishment shall be at least 18 years of age and are not required to obtain a license in addition to the license of the dealer of secondhand goods.