Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 4. BUSINESS REGULATION AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. |
Chapter 4-6. PAWNBROKERS, JEWELERS, AND SECONDHAND GOOD DEALERS. |
Article 2. PURCHASE OF JEWELRY AND PRECIOUS METAL FOR RESALE. |
§ 4-6-11. DEFINITIONS.
In this article:
(1)
DEALER means a person who:
(a)
who purchases precious metal or antique, used, or scrap jewelry for resale in its original form or as remounted, melted, reformed, remolded, or recast, or as scrap or in bulk; or
(b)
makes loans for which precious metal or antique, used, or scrap jewelry is received and held as security.
(2)
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER means a driver's license number, military identification number, identification certificate number, or other number commonly used to identify an individual including the number's source, except a Social Security number.
(3)
JEWELRY includes a watch, an ornament composed in whole or in part of a precious metal, and an item that contains precious or semiprecious stones.
(4)
LOGBOOK means a book containing sequentially-numbered, duplicate pages, with removable original entry pages.
(5)
PRECIOUS METAL means a form of gold, silver, or platinum, pure or alloyed, including a coin, silverware, or a silverplated item.
Source: 1992 Code Section 8-12-3(A); Ord. 031023-12; Ord. 031211-11.