ARTICLE XI

JUNK DEALER AND COLLECTOR

Section 1. Select Board to License The Select Board may license suitable persons to be dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metals, or second-hand articles, in the Town. They may also license suitable persons as junk collectors, to collect, by purchase or otherwise, junk, old metals, and second-hand articles from place to place in the Town.

Section 2. Non-Licenses Operation Prohibited No person shall be a dealer in, or buy, sell, or barter, junk, old metals, or second- hand articles, in the Town of Canton, unless the person so buying, selling or bartering, has a license thereof duly issued.

Section 3. Records to be Kept; Records to be Open; Name of Owner to be Displayed Every keeper of a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals, or second-hand articles, within the limits of the Town of Canton, shall keep a book in which shall be written at the time of every such purchase of any such article, a description thereof, the name, age and residence of the person from whom purchased, the day and hour when such purchase was made. Such book shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Select Board, and any person authorized by them to make such inspection.

Every keeper of such shop shall put in a suitable and conspicuous place in such shop a sign having their name and occupation legibly inscribed thereon in large letters. Such shop and all articles or merchandise therein may at all times be examined by the Select Board, or by any person authorized by them to make such examinations. No keeper of such shop, or any dealer in such articles shall directly or indirectly either purchase or receive by way of barter or exchange any of the articles aforesaid of a minor or apprentice, knowing or having reason to believe the person to be such.

Section 4. Display of License 11-4

Every person licensed under Section 1 shall post their license in some suitable and conspicuous place upon the licensed premises.

11-4 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 48

Section 5. Restrictions on Operation: Hours, Location 11-5 No person keeping a shop for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metals, or secondhand articles shall purchase or receive, either directly or indirectly, any of the aforesaid articles or have their shop open for the transaction of business except between 8:00 A.M. in the morning and 8:00 P.M. in the evening. No such Licensee shall directly or indirectly purchase or receive any such articles at any place other than the address displayed on the license unless specifically invited into the residence of a potential customer or at a bona fide trade show.

Section 6. Use of True Names 11-6 No person offering any article for sale shall give a wrong or false name or address or fictitious information pertaining to their identity. No person holding a license under Section 1 shall knowingly write a wrong or false name or address of a person thus offering an article for sale, or knowingly permit the entry of such wrong or false name or address in the bound book as defined in section 3. Any police officer taking cognizance of any such violation may request the offender to state their true name and address.

Section 7. Weekly Reports to Be Submitted to Police Department 11-7 Every person keeping a shop for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metals or second hand articles shall make out and deliver, either in person, or by United States Mail weekly, an accurate description of all articles and coins either purchased or received, directly or indirectly, during the preceding week. All lists shall be submitted on a format as prescribed by the Chief of Police and shall be submitted at close of business on Fridays. If submitted via United States mail it shall be postmarked no later than the Saturday immediately following.

Section 8. Severability 11-8 The provisions of this Article are severable, and, if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of said court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Section 9. Penalty for Violations 11-9 Any violation of preceding Sections 2 through 6 shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for a first offense, and upon a second or subsequent offense a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and the licensing authority shall consider said violation and conviction at any public hearing to suspend or revoke said license.

11-5 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 11-6 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 11-7 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 11-8 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 11-9 Inserted under article 21, ATM 1991. 49