§ 11-21. Record of transactions—Required.  


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  • It shall be the duty of each and every person, licensed or unlicensed, dealing in precious metals in the county to keep a record of each transaction detailing all property purchased in this county, by such person for cash or by barter or trade. The record shall give a detailed description of each item purchased, the sum paid therefor, the time and date, and the name, address, physical description and driver's license number or social security number of the seller; and the dealer shall require the seller to place a legible print of seller's right thumb unless missing, then the left thumb with notation of this fact, onto the dealer's record of the transaction. It shall be the further duty of persons dealing in precious metals in the county to record the name and address of the person to whom he sells such property, and the name and address of the person to whom he delivers the property, if other than the person to whom the property is sold. Any time the dealer purchases an item of precious metal, which normally caries or has a serial number or other means of identification, but which has the serial number or other means of identification removed, mutilated, defaced or destroyed, or, if the item of precious metal has been melted down, such fact shall be immediately reported by the dealer to either the county sheriff, or the director of the state police; or one of their respective agents.

(Ord. No. 293, Art. 5, 4-22-80)