2006-047-RES-amending by adding a new article III to chapter 19, metals and metal dealers

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Sec. 19-32. Records required. (a) Each secondhand metal dealer shall keep an accurate and legible written record of any purchase made in the course of the dealer's business from an individual of: (1) Copper or brass material; (2) Bronze material; or (3) Aluminum material. (b) The record must be in English and must include: (1 ) The place and date of each purchase; (2) The name and address of each individual from whom the regulated material is purchased or obtained; (3) The identifying number of the seller's driver's license, military identification card, passport or personal identification certificate; (4) A description made in accordance with the custom of the trade of the type of regulated material purchased and the quantity of the material; and (5) A signed statement by the seller that states the seller's right of legal ownership or right to sell the regulated material offered for sale. ( c ) A person attempting to sell a regulated material to a secondhand metal dealer must: (1) Display to the secondhand metal dealer the person's driver's license, military identification card, passport or personal identification certificate or, if the seller does not have a driver's license, military identification card, passport or personal identification certificate, a statement signed by the seller that states that the seller does not possess any of these types of identification; and (2) Sign a written statement provided by the secondhand metal dealer that states that the person is the legal owner of or is lawfully entitled to sell the regulated material offered for sale. (3) If no identification is available, then the city shall require every person selling any of the regulated material to insert their name, address and place their thumb print plainly and clearly in ink next to his or her name/signature.