Number
100365
Version
Substitute 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI AND BOHL
Title
A Substitute ordinance amending recordkeeping and reporting requirements for junk collectors and junk dealers, and certain secondhand dealers.
Sections
92-3-2-f cr
92-3-8-d-5 am
92-3-8-e rc
92-3-8-f-0 am
92-3-8-g rn
92-3-8-g cr
92-3-8-h rn
92-3-8-i rn
92-3-8-i rc
92-3-8-j rn
92-3-8-j am
92-3-8-k rn
92-3-8-L rn
92-3-8-m rn
92-3-8-n rn
92-3-8-o rn
Analysis
This ordinance amends recordkeeping requirements for junk collectors and junk dealers by requiring that transaction record descriptions of “regulated property” include pictures of the property, copies of seller identification and pictures of sellers.
This ordinance also amends reporting requirements for junk collectors and junk dealers by requiring that transaction records of “regulated property” purchases be posted or uploaded to a police-approved Internet website at the close of each business day.
Current code defines “regulated property” as aluminum siding, gutters, downspouts, screens, windows, window frames and doors, metal bathtubs and sinks, non-plastic pipe, copper, nonferrous metal items other than aluminum cans, stained glass, traffic signs, aluminum light poles, water meters, cemetery monument plaques, fixtures from houses of worship, catalytic converters, bicycles, bicycle frames or parts and manhole covers, including lids, grates and frames.
Body
Whereas, Prompt reporting of certain theft-prone articles purchased by junk dealers and collectors will enable the police to more quickly and easily identify and recover stolen property, solve burglaries and property thefts, and help reduce theft-of-property crimes in the city; now, therefore
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 92-3-2-f is created to read:
92-3. Junk Collectors and Dealers.
2. Definitions.
f. “Truckload and bulk purchases” shall mean the purchase of property...
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