[HISTORY: Adopted 6-7-1993 ATM, Art. 5 (Section 26.01 of
the 1993 General Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-2-2011 ATM, Art. 10]
A.
No person
shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, gold,
silver, platinum or jewelry, old metals or second-hand articles and
no person shall collect by purchase or otherwise junk, gold, silver,
platinum or jewelry, old metals or second-hand articles from place
to place in this Town without a license, issued by the Selectmen and
signed by the Town Clerk, in accordance with the provisions of the
statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts relating to the licensing
of dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter
of junk, gold, silver, platinum or jewelry, old metals or second-hand
articles.
B.
All materials
taken in trade shall be held for a minimum of 30 days before the resale,
trade, melting, changing the appearance of or any other means of disposing
thereof.
C.
Audit sheets
shall be submitted to the Chief of Police on a weekly basis with records
of all transactions, including the date of sale, amount, seller’s
name and address, date of birth, driver’s license number and
an itemized list and description of each article. Each licensee shall
also take a color photograph of each item purchased and a color photograph
of each person selling said items. Each audit sheet shall be legible
and written in English. The required reports and photographs may be
stored and transmitted electronically if the format is approved by
the Chief of Police.
[Amended 5-5-2008 ATM, Art. 34]
Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw
or any rule, regulation or restriction contained in any license granted
him hereunder shall forfeit a fine of $100 for each offense.
