1-15-19-10: VIOLATIONS:

   A.   It shall be unlawful for any precious metal dealer and any clerk, agent or employee of a precious metal dealer to:

      1.   Acquire, by purchase, trade, exchange or otherwise, goods bearing evidence of a serial number which has been tampered with or scratched or obliterated in any manner, unless such person immediately contacts the Middleton Police Department.

      2.   Accept, buy or exchange any articles prior to examining the identifying credentials of the person selling or exchanging said articles.

      3.   Fail to maintain the record required under section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter or fail to maintain such record as to any item of which record is required to be maintained under section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter or fail to make an entry of any material matter in the record of any transaction.

      4.   Make any false entry in the record required by section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter.

      5.   Obliterate or destroy the record required by section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter; provided, however, that such records may be destroyed at the expiration of the one year retention period prescribed in section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter.

      6.   Refuse to allow any Middleton police officer to inspect the record required by section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter, or any articles in his possession during normal business hours.

      7.   Report any material matter falsely to a law enforcement officer.

      8.   Acquire by purchase, trade, exchange or otherwise, any articles from any person under eighteen (18) years of age, without the express written consent of his or her parent or guardian or unless said minor is the head of a family.

      9.   Fail to report forthwith to the Middleton Police Department the receipt of any property which he has good cause to believe has been lost or stolen, together with the name of the owner, if known, and the date when and the name of the person from whom the property was received.

      10.   Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of carrying on the business of a precious metal dealer.

   B.   It shall be unlawful for any person to use a false name, a fictitious address, or any address other than the true address, or to furnish any false, untrue or misleading information or statement relating to the information required by section 1-15-19-8 of this chapter. (Ord. 587, 1-18-2017; amd. Ord. 609, 7-3-2018)