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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to facilitate the reporting and recording of transactions for pawnbrokers, dealers in precious metals, secondhand dealers and antique dealers of goods in order to establish a County-wide computer registry of such transactions designed for the purpose of tracking and locating stolen items and prosecuting those trafficking in stolen items.
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The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Authorization and Scope.
Allegheny County hereby authorizes and approves the establishment of a reporting system for pawnbrokers, dealers in precious metals, secondhand dealers and antique dealers for the purpose of establishing an Internet online tracking system that will allow local and regional law enforcement authorities to track, monitor and share information regarding merchandise bought, sold, exchanged, and loaned by pawnbrokers, dealers in precious metals, secondhand dealers and antique dealers.
Section 2. Definitions.
“Consignment” means accepting for sale, on consignment, secondhand goods, which having once been used or transferred from the manufacturer to the dealer, are then received into the possession of a third party.
“Dealer in precious metals” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation or business entity, who or which purchases precious metals from the general public for resale or refining or any individual who acts as agent for such individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other business organization or entity. Excluded from this definition are financial institutions licensed under Federal or State banking laws, the manufacturers of jewelry or of other items composed, in whole or in part, of gold, silver or platinum and the purchaser of precious metals for his, her or its own use or ownership and not for resale or refining.
“Pawnbroker” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, ...
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