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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 81-6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CIiAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS", TO ADD A NEW SECTION THERETO TO BE NUMBERED SEC- TION 17-4, TO REQUIRE PERSONS DEALING IN PRECIOUS METALS, JEWELS AND STONES, SUCH AS GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM, DIAMONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES, TURQUOISE, JADE, OPALS, AMETHYSTS, AND PEARLS, TO KEEP A RECORD OF ALL PURCHASES; PROVIDING GUIDE- LINES FOR SAID RECORDS; PROVIDING THAT SAID RECORDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCE- MENT OFFICERS UPON REQUEST; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that there is hereby created Section 17-4 of Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances for Indian River County, Florida, which shall read as follows: SECTION 17-4 (a) Record of Purchases of Precious Metals, Jewels and Stones. Every purchaser of precious metals, jewels or stones, including but not limited to gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, turquoise, jade, opals, amethysts, and pearls, shall, at the time of each purchase, make a record of all such items purchased from any source other than a licensed dealer regularly engaged in the buying and selling of such precious objects. The record shall contain the following legible in- formation: the date of the transaction; the number which appears on the seller's driver's license, or in the alternative, a legible inked thumbprint; the complete name and address of the seller; a complete and accurate description of such property; and the signature of the seller. Only in the event that a seller has not been issued a driver's license and has no thumbs, may similarly exact identification be accepted by the purchaser in substitution of this requirement. (b) Transmittal to Sheriff. A copy of this record shall be submitted to the Indian River County Sheriff's Department within twenty-four (24) hours of the purchase, and the original shall be preserved by the dealer for a period of one (1) year after purchase.