As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SCRAP METAL DEALER
A person, association, corporation or partnership, or other entity, which primarily engages in or operates the business of buying, acquiring and/or selling scrap metal as mentioned in §
411-2.
SECONDHAND GOODS DEALER/PAWN SHOP BROKER
A person, association, corporation or partnership, or other entity, which primarily engages in or operates the business of lending money on the deposit or pledge of personal property, buying, acquiring and/or selling any used goods or articles as mentioned in §
411-2.
All permitted persons/businesses shall conduct their business
in conformity with the following procedures: The permitted person/business
shall also keep a log in which shall be legibly written in the English
language the name of the person, his/her address, date of birth, a
valid driver's license, valid state identification card, valid passport
or a valid military identification. The permitted person/business
shall have a description of the article purchased (which will include
any serial numbers and/or service tag number), a picture, the date
and time purchased, the amount of money paid therefor and the signature
of the seller. The log and goods received shall be available for review
by any law enforcement officer and/or Borough Zoning Officer/Codes
Enforcement Officer.
A. All permitted persons/businesses shall fill out at the time of transaction
a receipt of purchase approved by the West Shore Regional Police Department
and the dealer will maintain a copy of the original receipt at the
business for a minimum of one year (these receipts must be available
for inspection by any law enforcement personnel or Borough Zoning
Officer/Codes Enforcement Officer upon request).
B. All goods purchased by permitted person/business under this chapter
must be retained in the possession of the licensee for 20 days and
must remain in the County of Cumberland during the waiting period.
This requirement shall not apply to the redemption of a lawfully pledged
article by the pledger.
C. No permitted person/business shall purchase such secondhand goods
or articles or other article of value from any person under 18 years
of age, or from any intoxicated person or any person known to be a
thief or associate of thieves, or receiver of stolen property, or
any person whom the permitted person/business has reason to suspect
or believes to be such.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of
this chapter is declared to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
the validity of the remaining provisions shall be unaffected thereby.
It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors that this chapter
would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid
part not been included.