Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 7.84 Trade-in Dealers

A.

"Trade-in dealer" means any person other than a person engaged in a business for which Chapter 7.76 requires a license, engaged in the business of selling at retail new goods, wares and merchandise, who, in conjunction with such business, sells or offers to sell any secondhand goods, wares or merchandise received as payment, or part payment for new goods, wares or merchandise, except used tires or used batteries which are taken as full or as part payment for new tires or new batteries, who sells no other secondhand goods, wares or merchandise.

B.

"Trade-in dealer" does not include any person engaged in the business of selling butane gas or other inflammable vaporous gas, distillate, kerosene, gasoline or refined oil from a filling station or movable hand tank or stationary tank, who possesses a current, valid license for such, as required by Section 7.90.120, and who sells no secondhand goods, wares or merchandise except secondhand tires, tubes, batteries, motor vehicle parts, and similar goods obtained in part or full payment for goods sold by him.

(Ord. 6087 § 3 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 12 Art. 1 §§ 2301 and 2302, 1951.)

Every trade-in dealer who does not possess a valid unrevoked current secondhand dealer's license shall first procure a trade- in dealer's license and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading.

(Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 8608 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 7159 § 12 (part), 1957: Ord. 6586 § 7 (part), 1954: Ord. 6087 § 3 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 12 Art. 2 § 2311, 1951.)

On or before the tenth day of every calendar month, every trade-in dealer shall either personally deliver or mail to the sheriff a complete report of all goods, wares, merchandise, or other things received as trade-ins which have a serial number, frame number, motor number or other identifying number or letter, or group of letters. This section does not require a report of the receipt of any goods, wares merchandise, or other things which:

A.

Have no identifying number or letter or groups of letters; or

B.

Were originally sold new by the same trade-in dealer;

C.

Are used tires or used batteries taken as trade-ins for new tires or new batteries.

(Ord. 6087 § 3 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 12 Art. 3 § 2321, 1951.)

Every trade-in dealer shall preserve, for not less than two years, true copies of all reports required by this chapter. Every such record and property taken in as trade-ins shall be produced for inspection to any peace officer.

(Ord. 6087 § 3 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 12 Art 3 § 2322, 1951.)

The sheriff shall maintain a file, separate and apart from any file maintained pursuant to Chapter 7.76, of all reports received pursuant to the terms of this chapter for a period of two years. Such reports shall be open to the inspection of any peace officer.

(Ord. 6087 § 3 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 12 Art. 3 § 2323, 1951.)