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Timestamp: 2020-07-07 12:44:30
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Village of Island Park, NY Secondhand Dealers
§ 468-2 Exceptions.
§ 468-3 Burden of proof.
§ 468-4 Interpretation.
§ 468-5 Disclaimer of liability.
§ 468-6 License required; types of licenses.
§ 468-7 Bonds; fees; term; conditions of licenses.
§ 468-8 Application for license.
§ 468-9 Issuance of license.
§ 468-10 Report to Nassau County Police Commissioner.
§ 468-11 Restrictions.
§ 468-12 Sale of new articles.
§ 468-13 Lost or stolen property.
§ 468-14 Record of purchases and sales.
§ 468-15 Identity of seller.
§ 468-16 Penalties for offenses; other remedies.
§ 468-17 Duty of police to enforce.
§ 468-18 Report of violations.
§ 468-19 Revocation or suspension of license.
§ 468-20 Appeals.
§ 468-21 Hearings.
Chapter 468 Secondhand Dealers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Island Park by L.L. No. 4-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Auctions and public sales — See Ch. 154.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 410.
Deals in the commercial purchase or sale of secondhand articles for any purpose and of whatever nature, including, but not limited to, old gold or other precious metals, coins, stamps or currency, firearms, rifles, shotguns, cameras, business machines, musical instruments, outboard motors, or electronic equipment.
Automobiles, pianos, books, magazines, rugs, tapestries, artists burlap, paintings, sculpture, drawings, etchings, and engravings.
The acceptance or receipt of merchandise in a new condition as a return, exchange or for credit or refund, if such merchandise was originally purchased as new merchandise from the person accepting or receiving the same, or to any resale of such merchandise as "new merchandise" or the first subsequent nonretail or exchange of such merchandise as "used merchandise."
The acceptance or receipt of merchandise in a used condition as a return, trade-in, exchange or for credit or refund if such merchandise was originally purchased as new merchandise from the person accepting or receiving the same, or to the first subsequent nonretail sale or exchange of such merchandise:
The first sale, at retail, of merchandise which has been rebuilt by the manufacturer or vendor originally manufacturing it, or the licensed agents thereof, sold as factory rebuilt merchandise;
A thrift shop, as defined to be so classified under the United States Internal Revenue Code, entitled to an exemption as an eleemosynary corporation or institution;
Antiques, which shall mean secondhand articles over 50 years of age, having a value of less than $250, and void of any means of identification. "Identification" shall mean articles which are serialized, monogrammed, initialed or distinctly marked.
The burden of proof that an article was originally purchased from the person accepting or receiving it, that it was the first subsequent sale or exchange thereof to a person other than an ultimate consumer, or that it was a first sale at retail of such factory rebuilt merchandise shall be upon the person asserting the same. Evidence of an existing trade practice in the Village of Island Park, if any, shall be admissible for the purpose of determining whether or not merchandise is in "new" or "used" condition.
Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted to the Village of Island Park under New York State statutes.
This chapter shall not create any liability on the part of the Village of Island Park, its officers, agents or employees, the Nassau County Police Department, its officers, agents or employees, for any act or damage caused as a result of reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
General license. A general license shall authorize the licensee to act as a secondhand dealer with respect to all articles, other than secondhand automobiles, within the Village of Island Park during the license period specified in § 468-7D of this chapter.
Management license. A management license shall authorize the licensee, who is not a dealer in antiques or unique secondhand articles, to operate and manage an antique or unique secondhand articles exposition where such antiques or unique secondhand articles are sold at any fair, show or exhibit or any place where this merchandise is offered for sale within the Village of Island Park during a period of one month from the date of issuance of such license.
Exposition license. An exposition license shall authorize a dealer in antiques or unique secondhand articles who maintains no place of business within the Village of Island Park to exhibit and sell such articles at any fair, show or exposition within the Village of Island Park during a period of one month from the date of issuance of such license.
Each dealer securing a general license shall furnish a bond to the Village of Island Park, with sufficient surety to be approved by the Village Clerk, in the penal sum of $50,000 conditioned on the due observance of the law relating to such dealers.[1]
Each manager of an antique or unique articles exposition shall furnish a bond to the Village of Island Park, with sufficient surety to be approved by the Village Clerk, in the penal sum of $50,000, conditioned on the due observance of the law relating to dealers who are exhibitors at the exposition.[2]
The annual license fee for licenses shall be as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees.[3]
All licenses shall be placed and at all times displayed in a conspicuous place at the licensee's place of activity of the business for which it is issued.
All licenses are personal to the licensee. They do not go with title to the land nor may they be sold, assigned, transferred or disposed of.
Any license may be revoked or suspended by the Village Board of the Village of Island Park after a hearing thereon pursuant to the provisions of § 468-21 herein, at which time the licensee shall have an opportunity to be heard.
The granting, refusal, revocation or suspension of any license by the Village Board shall be subject to review by certiorari after the applicant or licensee has exhausted all administrative remedies.
Applicants for a license under this chapter must file with the Village Clerk of the Village of Island Park an application, supplied by the Village Clerk, containing the following information:
Name and description of the applicant. Individuals operating under a trade name must present a certified copy of the trade name certificate filed in the Nassau County Clerk's office. A partnership conducting business, whether or not under a trade name, must submit a certified copy of the partnership certificate filed in the Nassau County Clerk's office when the partnership was formed. A corporation must furnish a photostatic copy of the filing receipt for the certificate of incorporation from the New York State Secretary of State. A corporation from outside New York State must furnish a photostatic copy of its application for authority to do business in New York State from the New York State Secretary of State.
Address of applicant (local and legal).
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of or is now under charge of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any ordinance, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor, and such other facts or evidence as is deemed necessary to establish that the applicant is a person fit and capable of properly conducting the activity or business for which the license is sought.
If applicant is a corporation, name, address, and title of the officer of the corporation upon whom process or other legal notice may be served.
A copy of the applicant's fingerprints shall be mailed to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, New York, requesting a fingerprint search. The Village Clerk shall secure from the applicant the required fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the "New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services."
Upon receipt of the license application and upon the approval by the Village Clerk of the Village of Island Park and the payment of the prescribed fees by and bonds required of the applicant, the Village Clerk shall prepare and deliver to the applicant his license.
Every license issued hereunder shall be signed at the direction and in the name of the Village Clerk and sealed with the Seal of the Village of Island Park.
Who has been found by any court of the state to have practiced any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in the conduct of the secondhand dealer business unless the Village Clerk, after Village Board approval, shall decide in any particular case upon the facts there presented that it is proper to issue the license applied for;
Every dealer in secondhand articles shall furnish to the Police Commissioner of Nassau County, or his agent, at such times, in such manner and at such intervals as shall be specified by the Police Commissioner, all information requested by the Police Commissioner relative to all records required to be kept under this chapter. Such information shall be supplied on forms to be designated and supplied by the Police Commissioner. Duly licensed dealers in antiques shall furnish daily reports of purchases of secondhand articles within 72 hours.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer in secondhand articles to sell or dispose of any secondhand articles, except articles purchased from another secondhand dealer duly licensed by the Village of Island Park, until the expiration of 15 business days after the acquisition by such dealer of such articles. Duly licensed dealers in antiques may sell or dispose of secondhand articles for a period of time less than the expiration of said 15 days mentioned above, provided the required record of purchases and sales are met pursuant to § 468-14.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer in secondhand articles to be licensed as a pawnbroker or to engage in the business of a pawnbroker; nor shall any sign or emblem be displayed by any such dealer in or about the premises where such business is conducted which in any way resembles the sign or emblem commonly used by pawnbrokers, or which is intended to give the appearance that the business conducted on such premises is, or is connected with, the business of a pawnbroker.
It shall be unlawful for any person licensed as a secondhand dealer to deal in the purchase or sale of any junk, old rope, old iron, brass, copper, tin, lead, rubber, paper, rags, bagging, slush or empty bottles, or employ or use a boat, cart, or other vehicle for the purpose of collecting any such things or materials, unless he is also licensed as a junk dealer therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any person licensed as a secondhand dealer to deal in the purchase or sale of secondhand motor vehicles or parts therefrom, the processing of used metals for resale and the dumping, storage, burning and disposal of waste, secondhand or used materials of whatever composition.[1]
If any articles shall be advertised in any newspaper printed in the County of Nassau as having been lost or stolen, and if any goods or articles answering such advertised description or any part thereof shall be in or come into the possession of any dealer in secondhand articles, upon receiving actual written or oral notice of the similarity of description of such articles, such dealer shall immediately give information relating thereto to the Police Commissioner of Nassau County or his agent. No disposition of such articles shall be effected until authorization to do so shall be given to such dealer by the Police Commissioner or his authorized agent. A dealer in secondhand articles, when notified by the Commissioner of Police or his agent that property in his possession is stolen or alleged to be stolen, shall take immediate steps to secure that property, and it shall be marked "police stop." Thereafter, such property shall not be sold or removed from the premises until notification is made to the dealer in writing by the Police Commissioner of Nassau County or his agent, allowing such removal or sale.
Every dealer in secondhand articles who shall have or receive any articles alleged or supposed to have been lost or stolen shall exhibit the same, on demand, to the Commissioner of Police of Nassau County, or any authorized inspector of licenses, to any police officer, or to any person duly authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Police to examine such articles who shall exhibit such written authority to the dealer.
Every dealer in secondhand articles shall keep a bound book, in a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Police of Nassau County, of consecutively numbered transactions, in which shall be legibly written in English, at the time of every purchase or sale to or from a person other than a dealer in secondhand articles, a description of every secondhand article so purchased or sold, the number or numbers and any monograms, inscriptions or other marks of identification that may appear on such article, a description of the articles or pieces comprising old gold, silver, platinum, other metals or coins, stamps or currency, and any monogram, inscription or marks of identification thereon, the name and residence address of the person from whom such purchase was made and the day and hour of the purchase.
Every dealer in secondhand articles who receives secondhand articles on consignment shall keep a record, in the above-prescribed book, describing the articles and the name and description of the person or dealer from whom such items are received.
As between dealers, all transactions shall be recorded, in the above-prescribed book, and legible records shall be kept describing the articles, including a detailed description of all jewelry and costume jewelry.
Such books shall be kept on the business premises of the secondhand dealership or at the place designated on the duly approved license, at all times during normal business hours. Such books shall be open to the inspection of any police officer, to the Commissioner of Police of Nassau County, or any inspector of licenses, or any person duly authorized in writing for such purposes by the Commissioner of Police who shall exhibit such written authority to the dealer.
Every dealer in secondhand articles shall make available all business premises and any and all rooms or portions of rooms thereof of the secondhand dealership at all times during normal business hours and all articles therein pertaining to the business for inspection by the Commissioner of Police of Nassau County or any inspector of licenses, or any person duly authorized in writing for such purposes by the Commissioner of Police of Nassau County who shall exhibit such written authority to the dealer.
It shall be the duty of every secondhand dealer to verify the identity of every person from whom he purchases an article, and to make and keep a written record of the nature of the evidence submitted by such person to prove his identity.
It shall be the duty of every dealer in secondhand articles to require that every person from whom an article is purchased sign his name in the presence of the secondhand dealer, and to compare the signature with the signature on the identifying document, if any, and retain on his premises the person's signature, together with the number and description of the identifying document, if any.
A failure to comply with the provisions of § 368-6, License required, shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A failure to comply with the other sections of this chapter shall constitute a violation and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense shall constitute a separate and distinct violation hereunder for each day the offense is continued.
In addition to the penalties provided above, any offense against the provisions of this chapter shall subject the person committing the offense to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each day that the offense shall continue, collectible by and in the name of the Village of Island Park.
In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment, the Village Board also may maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Village of Island Park in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter or to restrain by injunction an offense against this chapter.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of the County of Nassau to require any person seen dealing in secondhand articles and who is not known by such police officer to be duly licensed to produce or display his secondhand dealer's license and to enforce the provisions of this chapter against any person found to be violating the same.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Island Park shall record all convictions for violations of this chapter which are officially brought to his attention by any authorized agency or person.
A license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the Village Clerk after notice for any of the following causes:
Conducting the activity as a dealer in secondhand articles in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public.
Notice of revocation or suspension of a license shall be given in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the licensee at his last known address, in accordance with § 468-21 hereof.
The holder of any license which has been suspended or revoked and any applicant who shall have been denied a license under this chapter may apply for a review of the action of the Village Clerk as hereinafter provided.
Such application shall be filed with the Village Clerk by the applicant within 20 days after notice of denial of his application or notice of suspension or revocation of his permit by the Village Clerk has been mailed to him or delivered to him in person.
Upon the filing of such application, a hearing shall be held thereon pursuant to the provisions of § 468-21 hereof.
At such hearing, the review board shall consider the applicant's application upon the record before the Village Clerk in connection with the Village Clerk's consideration thereof, and in its discretion receive new or additional evidence in support thereof or in opposition thereto.
Such hearing shall be held on a date, at a place and hour designated by the presiding supervisor.
The Village Clerk shall give notice thereof, stating the name and address of the applicant or license holder concerned, the subject matter of the hearing and the date, place and hour thereof designated therefor, by mailing a copy thereof to the applicant or license holder concerned at the address shown on the most recent application of such applicant or licensee, at least 10 days before such hearing.
If an applicant or licensee requests a hearing, the Mayor shall designate two or more members of the Village Board to conduct said hearing as a review board.