Ordinance 13-11 To Amend Title 4 of the
Bloomington Municipal Code Entitled “Business Licenses and Regulations” - Re: Chapter 4.04 (Business Licenses Generally deleted); Chapter 4.18 (Pawnbrokers - revised); Chapter 4.20 (Secondhand Dealers -revised); Chapter 4.22 (Dealers in Valuable Metals - added); Chapter 4.24 (Taxicabs - revised); Chapter 4.28 (Jitneys - deleted); and, Chapter 4.30 (Horse-Drawn Vehicles for Hire -deleted)
2013 Amendment 04 (Adopted)
Amendment 04
This amendment does four things. First, it fixes a number error in the heading of the new Chapter 4.22. Second, it corrects the definition of “purchase” to exempt rather than include certain transactions. Third, it changes what items valuable metal dealers are required to report to the police department. In the original version of the ordinance all metal materials purchased or acquired by the valuable dealers from individuals had to be reported to the police department. This amendment seeks to limit the items that must be reported to the police department. Items that are identified by the Indiana State Police on their website as being highly susceptible theft are required to be reported. If an individual, not a corporation or business, sells any metal to the valuable dealer on at least three separate occasions in a thirty day period those transactions have to be reported to the police department. Fourth, the retention period is being deleted in its entirety. Valuable metal dealers will be expected to comply with the retention schedules located in Ind. Code Chapter 25-37.5.