Ordinance 513ORDINANC F, N0. 513 .~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGIV00D, FLORIDA, RELATING
TO THE PIIR CHASF. ANO DiSP05ITION OF PF,RSONAL PROPERTY
AtADE OF PRECIOUS MA TA LS AY DEALERS IY ITHIN THF. LITY OF
LONGH100-, FLORIDA; PROVIDING DF FINITIONS; PR01't DING FOR
THE KF. F.PING OF RECORDS; PROHIBIT SNG THE DISPOSAL OF
PRECIOUS METALS KITH IN SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TI?IE;
PROVIDING FOR MAKING RP.CORDS AVAILABLE TO THE CHIRP
OP POLICE OR IIIS AUTHORIZED REPRES ENTATFVE OP THE
CITY OF LONGIVOOD, PLORiD4; PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANS-
ACTIONS ICI TII MINORS; PROVIDING FOR ARRANGEMENT OF
CERTAIN STOCKS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERARILITY; PROVIDING POR INCLUSION IN CSTY OP
LONGIVOOD, FLORI D.4 LO-E AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RP ST ORDA INEll HY THE CITY COM19n9I55ION OF THE CITY OP
LONGIYOOD, FLORIDA AS FOLLOIVA:
~' SECTION I: The Purpose o£ this Ordinance is xo .set forth 1
regulations governing the _ rcha se and dis, ition of personal property
made of PTec ions metals by dealers ~,ai th in the City of Longwood, Florida
and shall he applied and enforced in hoth the unincorporated and incor-
p aced areas of xhe City of Longwoo dd, Florida.
SECTION Z: The definitions as used in this Ordinance, unless
xhe context otheriaise requires, shall mean.
Dealer. Any n son, firm ox corporation engaged in the
business of Pur<has ing or selling at retail or wholesale or otherw.i se
dealing in any old, used or second-hand precious metals of any ki nd or
~ description and in any Form, whether with a fixed place of bu.s mess ~
Prec.i ous metal: Gold, silver or platinum or any combin at.i on
thereof whether in manufac tvred, alloyed or any other form.
Bullion coins. Coins bought or sold for an amount equal
xo or less than their intrinsic value.
SP CTSON 3: Register of transactions.
(a) Any person engaged in bus.i nes.s as a dealer shall
keep a register in connection with his business, said register to he
approved as to type and form by the Chic£ of Police of t.ongwood,
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~, Florida, and at the trme of each transaction shall enter or cause to 1
be entered therein an accurnte description of the person £rom whom
any article o_ son al Property made of Precious metal is purchased
or rec evved, and shell include in the description, but not limited t ,
2ho nem date of birth, s a place of res idenco and driver's
license or, if no other government identification numbers of the
person, together with an accurate description of any article of personal
_roperty made o£ p crows metal s p rchased or re carved, which descrip-
taon may cont am any mark, brand, monogram, hallmark, word or letters
which may ba e o ved, stamped, etched or otherwise o manently marked
upon the article. An instant P.i cx ure of the seller and the Pre ci.ous metal
be in sold shall be taken at the true of sale b the bu 1
g y yer. The descrip
Lion of bullion corns shall be adequate if it provides the total dollar
amount of each danominaY.ion. The register shall at all times be kept
open and available for the in sP ec tion and exams net ron of the Chief of
Police of Longwood, Florida, or any other Person authorized by the
Chief of Police xo ~. p t the register. A copy of the register shall
be retained for one (1) year from the date of the last transaction record-
ed xhere in.
(bJ Any and all persons engaged in business as a dealer
shall, rn keeping the register required in Section 3(a7 of xhis Ordinance,
take the following Precautions to rnsure the accuracy of the personal 1
identif is axion required:
(1J Require the custom s a condition to the
purchas o sign his name on the tratron form.
(2) Require reasonable proof of identification
which would include, but not be limited t display o£ a driver`s
license or other governmental identification cards or <erti Fleet as.
(c) it shall be unlawful For any customer to Sive or
display {else i dent ification xo the dealer or to sign a false name.
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SECTION 4: Oispos al 1Yithin Ton (10) Days of Receipt
Prohibited.
(a) ExcepT fox the exempt transactions hereinafter
_ vided, o a. titles of p sonal property made of precious metals nor
bullion coins shall be sold, melted, altered, or otherwise disposed of
by any dealer until ten (10) Days have elapsed from the time the Chief
o£ Police o£ Longwood, Florida has had made mail able to him a copy or
transcript of the register in which such artalles of personal properly
made of precious metals are entered, xnd said articles shall not fie
transferred from within the City o£ Longwood, Florida during said tan
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(10) day period of time.
(b) The following xransa<taons shall be exempt from
the provisions of Section G(a) of this Ordin an<e:
(1) Bullion coins repurchased by a dealer,
provided the dealer repurchases from the same person and maYntaa ns e
record of the p or sale and the repurchase.
(2] Transactions between dealers, provided the
article has been registered in accordance with this Ordinance and in
the possession of any local dealer for the period set forth rn Sacti on
4 (a) O£ this Ordinance.
~. SECTION 5: All dealers shall, not later than 5:00 P.Fi. of 1
each business day, make available to the Chief of Police of Longwood,
Florida, or his r p sentative, a £ull and complete copy Or a transcript
of the register in which is entered the transactions of the preceding
business day as req ui rod by Sec Cion 3 of this Ord~in ante. All dealers
shall, not later than 5:00 P.A1, o£ each Fr.i day, submit to xhe Chief of
Police of Longwood, Flerida, or his repres eat at.i ve, a full and complete
copy oz transcript of the register in which is entered the transactao ns
of the preceding business iaeek required by Section 3 of this Ordinance,
SECTION 6: It shall be unl aw f~l for any de ater To bwy, take,
r rota ava by way of purchase or exchange, any ertr cl es made of precious
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metals or bullion corns from a y person under the age o_ eighteen (18) 1
SE C'fION ]: A11 articles of personal Property made o£
precious metals purchased or race rued by dealers shall remain attachod
to a copy o£ the bill of sale and be so arr gad in stock as to enable
the stock to be inspected by the police Department of Longwood, Florida
or any other p son wixh such authority during the period set Forth in
Section 4(a) of this Ordi Hence.
SECTION B: Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provrsaon of this Ordinance shall, uP convactro be punished as
provided in Section 125.69, Florida Statutes, as amended. A s ate
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offense shell be deemed committed on each day during or on whi cb a
violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 9: IC any Provision of this Ordinance or the
aopi is ation thereof to any person or crrcumstance rs held invalid, rt
as the an tent of the City Commission o£ the City of Longvood, Pl orida,
that the invalidity shall not affect other Provisions or applications
of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision
or aPPl is ation, and xo this end the Provisions of this Ordinance arc
dacl ared severable.
SECTION 30: It is the intent ron of the City Cammiss ion o£
r the City of Longwood, Florida that then rrsaons of this Ordinance 1
shall become and be made a part of the City of Longwood Code and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appr opri.ate word or Phrase and the se ct tuns of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intent ro n; provided, how-
ev that sections 8, 9, 10 and li shall not be codified.
SECTION 11: This Ordinance shall. tako effect immedie tely
upon its pas<age and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this /L'Y day of y/1w..~E A.D., 1991.
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