Barnstable |
Code of Ordinances |
Part V. Licensing Authority Regulations |
Chapter 508. Secondhand/Junk Dealers |
§ 508-4. Recordkeeping.
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A.The Police Chief or his designee shall design a purchase report form and make copies available to all secondhand dealers or secondhand collectors. Secondhand dealers or secondhand collectors shall utilize these forms, or any other substantially similar form approved by the Police Chief, to record purchases of regulated property. The form may request any information reasonably calculated to help the Police Chief identify the purchaser, the seller or the property associated with the purchase of regulated property.B.Whenever a secondhand dealer or secondhand collector purchases regulated property for business purposes, the secondhand dealer or secondhand collector shall obtain acceptable identification from the seller along with the seller's current residence address. The secondhand dealers or secondhand collectors shall fill out a purchase report form in all relevant aspects at the time of the purchase. A purchase report form as required to be filled out by this section shall be filled out in legible English. The seller shall sign his or her name on the filled-out form.C.A digital photograph will be taken of each item purchased as defined under "regulated property" in § 508-1. The photograph may be stored electronically, but is subject to the same recordkeeping requirements as listed in Subsection A. Copies of the photographs will be made available to the Chief of Police in a timely manner, and are subject to the same rights of inspection as listed in § 508-8.D.The licensee shall cause to be delivered to the Barnstable Police Department, on a weekly basis, a copy of all transactions recorded in the ledger on the form provided.E.If, during the preceding week such secondhand dealer or secondhand collector has taken no articles in, he/she shall make out and deliver to the Police Department a report of such fact.