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<br />Sec. 19-31. Violations, penalties. <br /> <br />In addition to the penalties imposed under section 1-6, a court, on the <br />conviction of a secondhand metal dealer who has been convicted of a violation of <br />this division within the 36 months preceding the date of the offense, may order that <br />the dealer cease from engaging in business as a secondhand metal dealer for a <br />period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the order for each violation that <br />forms the basis of the conviction. <br /> <br />State law references: Similar provisions, Texas Occupations Code, Section <br />1956.011. <br /> <br />Sec. 19-32. Records required. <br /> <br />(a) Each secondhand metal dealer shall keep an accurate and legible written record <br />of any purchase made in the course of the dealer's business from an individual of: <br /> <br />(1) Copper or brass material; <br /> <br />(2) Bronze material; or <br /> <br />(3) Aluminum material. <br /> <br />(b) The record must be in English and must include: <br /> <br />(1) The place and date of each purchase; <br /> <br />(2) The name and address of each individual from whom the regulated <br />material is purchased or obtained; <br /> <br />(3) The identifying number of the seller's driver's license, military <br />identification card, passport or personal identification certificate; <br /> <br />(4) A description made in accordance with the custom of the trade of the <br />type of regulated material purchased and the quantity of the material; <br />and <br /> <br />(5) A signed statement by the seller that states the seller's right of legal <br />ownership or right to sell the regulated material offered for sale. <br /> <br />(c) A person attempting to sell a regulated material to a secondhand metal dealer <br />must: <br /> <br />(1) Display to the secondhand metal dealer the person's driver's license, <br />military identification card, passport or personal identification <br /> <br />T <br />