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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to facilitate the reporting of transactions for dealers in precious metals in order to establish a 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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Whereas: The Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law, 73 P.S. § 1931, et. seq., (hereinafter the Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law), directs the all licensed dealers in precious metals to report all transactions involving precious metals to the District Attorney of each County by the following business day; and
Whereas: The Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law authorizes the District Attorney to establish the means to report such transactions to the District Attorney or other law enforcement agencies; and
Whereas: The District Attorney has designated a web based data entry system to allow precious metal licensees to report precious metal transactions, which then permits all other law enforcement agencies immediate access to the registry of reported transactions; and
Whereas: The Pa. Code, Part VII, 501, § 501.7, specifically provides that the District Attorney or his designee shall have the discretion to make the records of precious metal transactions available to law enforcement officials, other governmental entities and persons who, in the opinion of the custodian of the dealer transaction record, should be permitted access, such as an insurance company, for the purpose of investigating stolen property.
Whereas: The precious Metal Sale Regulation Law specifically authorizes the adoption of local ordinances for the purpose of regulating dealers in precious metals provided that such ordinances meet the minimum requirements as set forth in the Act, and specifically states that the Law does not pre-empt local enactments,
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Authorization and Scope.
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