§ 6.52.130. Proof of ownership declaration.

A.

No permittee, manager, agent or employee shall take or receive any goods, articles or things from any person without first determining that the person presenting the item for sale, purchase, pledge, exchange or pawn is the true, legal owner of said property. The permittee, manager, agent, or employee shall require the person to present adequate evidence of authority to sell. Bills of sale, receipts, bills of lading, and invoices are considered adequate evidence of authority to sell for the purposes of this section, providing they identify the owner and describe the item presented. A proof of ownership declaration may be substituted for a receipt if compliance with regulations set forth in Section 6.52.150, below, is met. The proof of ownership declaration shall be included on the state-approved form. A verbal response from the person asserting ownership of the item is not considered adequate proof of ownership.

B.

No permittee, manager, agent or employee shall take or receive any goods, articles or things from any person who refuses to execute a proof of ownership declaration in cases in which the person does not present adequate evidence of authority to sell as required in subsection A, above.

(Ord. 21866.)