Alameda Municipal Code § 6-44 Loans and Second-Hand Business

Every person buying, selling or exchanging, receiving in pledge, or otherwise dealing in, whether as a separate business or in connection with other business, secondhand bicycles, precious stones, silverware, jewelry, old gold or silver, clothing, tools, surgical, dental or drawing instruments or implements, firearms, junk or any of the articles in the City shall keep at his place of business a record book, in which shall be entered, in the English language, at the time of purchase, sale, pledge or exchange of such articles, a description of such articles bought, sold, pledged or exchanged, sufficient to identify the same and the signature and the address of the person buying, selling, pledging or exchanging such articles, and, if an exchange be made, a description of the articles given in exchange as well as those received.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. 12-731)

A true copy of all entries made in the record book for the week previous shall be delivered to the Chief of Police by the person keeping the record book at least once a week.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. 12-732)

The record book shall be open to the inspection of the Chief of Police or any City Police Officer, at any time during business hours, and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person keeping the record book, or having the same in his custody or control, to fail to produce the same and submit it to the inspection of such Chief of Police Officer upon demand.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. 12-733)

All articles mentioned in subsection 6-44.1 received by purchase, pledge or exchange shall be kept by the person receiving the same at least ten (10) days before the same are disposed of.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. 12-734)