[Adopted 12-30-1991 by Ord. No. O98-03]
This article is adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town
of Hudson for the purpose of regulating transactions in items which
have been historically shown to be subject to theft and illicit transfer.
The function of the regulations contained herein is to discourage
such theft and illicit transfer from occurring within the Town of
Hudson and to mandate the keeping of certain records which will assist
victims of theft in recovering their stolen property and which will
assist law enforcement authorities in the apprehension of perpetrators
of theft.
The Board of Selectmen's Office may license such persons
as it deems suitable to be purchasers of scrap metals within the town.
All licenses so granted shall contain a clause that the person thus
licensed agrees to abide by and be subject to all provisions of this
article as it may be from time to time amended.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, firm or corporation who or which, in the ordinary
course of business, accepts, solicits or receives scrap metal in exchange
for any form of consideration.
The metals of copper, aluminum, iron, sheet metal and steel
and any items or objects fabricated entirely or in part thereof.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of purchasing
scrap metals as herein defined unless licensed therefor by the Board
of Selectmen's Office.
B.
Applications for licenses shall be made to the Board of Selectmen
and filed with the Town Clerk upon blanks furnished by him for that
purpose. All applications shall be submitted by the Town Clerk to
the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigation to be made of
the fitness of the applicant to engage in the business of purchasing
scrap metals. The Chief of Police shall then report his findings to
the Board of Selectmen.
D.
Such license shall expire on the one-year anniversary of its issuance,
except that it may be sooner revoked by the Board of Selectmen for
just cause at any time after notice to the licensee and hearing on
the questions of revocation.
A.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metals shall keep and maintain a complete record of each such
purchase. This record, which must be kept on file for seven years,
shall include a full and accurate detailed description of the item
or items purchased together with the date and time of such purchase.
This record shall also include a full and accurate detailed description
of the item or items purchased together with the date and time of
such purchase. This record shall also include the full name and address
of the seller together with the license plate number of any vehicle
used by the seller in the delivery of such items.
B.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metal shall require every seller of such items to produce identification
in the form of a motor vehicle operator's license or a social
security card. The purchaser shall record the identifying number from
such license or card on the record to be kept of the transaction as
required by this article. No purchase shall be made from any seller
who is not 18 years of age or older, unless that seller is accompanied
by an individual over the age of 18 whose identification is taken
as otherwise required by these regulations.
C.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metals shall retain possession of all such items so purchased
for a fourteen-day period subsequent to the purchase thereof; provided,
however, that any such items may be disposed of by the purchaser within
this fourteen-day period with written permission of the Chief of Police
of the Town of Hudson.
D.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metals shall prepare and deliver to the Chief of Police of the
Town of Hudson, on the first business day of each week before the
hour of 10:00 a.m., a legible and correct list showing each purchase
of scrap metals in which he was involved during the previous business
week. This list shall include, at a minimum, an accurate description
of any items purchased and the names of the corresponding sellers.
If during any week a person, firm or corporation licensed to purchase
scrap metals has not purchased any such items, he shall make a report
of such fact to the Chief of Police on or before 10:00 a.m. as above-mentioned.
E.
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metals shall make all such items which have been purchased and
all records required to be kept by this article available for inspection
by any officer of the Hudson Police Department at any time after reasonable
notice.
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing
scrap metals may be exempted from the provisions of this article after
application for such exception is made to the Board of Selectmen's
Office. The Board of Selectmen shall determine whether the public
interest is best served by the granting of such an exception. In making
such determination the Board of Selectmen shall balance the public
benefit to be realized by application of this article against the
hardship which application of this article will cause to the applicant
for exception.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which, not being licensed
under this article, engages in the business of purchasing scrap metals
or, being licensed, violates any of the provisions of this article
shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a violation. Each day that any
such violation occurs shall be a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
