Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 5.48 Swap Meet

A swap meet, as used in this chapter, means any event which meets all the following requirements:

A. The place or location at which the event is held has been advertised by any means whatsoever as a place or location to which members of the public, during a specified period of time, may bring identifiable, tangible personal property and exhibit it for sale or exchange;

B. A fee is charged, payable to the operator or organizer of the event, either in the form of a charge for general admission to the place or location where the event is held or a charge for the privilege of exhibiting identifiable, tangible personal property at such event. The charge for exhibiting identifiable, tangible personal property may be a fixed amount or a percentage of all sales made or of the value of all property exchanged.

(Ord. 3517 § 1, 1968)

Every person who desires to exhibit identifiable, tangible personal property at a swap meet shall, before he is permitted to exhibit such identifiable, tangible personal property at the swap meet, furnish to the operator or organizer of the swap meet or a person designated in advance by such owner or operator to receive such information, a written notice containing all of the following information:

A. The name and current address of the person who desires to exhibit identifiable, tangible personal property at the swap meet;

B. An accurate description, including any identifying manufacturer's or license number, of every item of identifiable, tangible personal property which such person will exhibit at the swap meet;

C. The name and current address of the owner of every item of identifiable, tangible personal property which such person will exhibit at the swap meet.

(Ord. 3517 § 2, 1968)

Every person who sells or exchanges any identifiable, tangible personal property at a swap meet shall furnish to the owner or operator of the swap meet, or a person designated in advance by such owner or operator to receive such information, a written notice containing all of the following information with respect to each such sale or exchange:

A. An accurate description, including any identifying manufacturer's or license number, of the identifiable, tangible personal property which was sold or exchanged;

B. The name and current address of the person selling or exchanging the identifiable, tangible personal property;

C. The name and current address of the person who purchased or received the identifiable, tangible personal property.

(Ord. 3517 § 3, 1968)