Any person violating any of the provisions of this article, or who shall make any false entries in the record, or exhibit false records or authority shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 2016, Sec. 18-166)

All junk dealers or persons buying junk, iron or other metals doing business within the city shall keep at their place of business, in a book provided for that purpose, in a clear and legible manner, a record of every purchase of junk, iron or other metals purchased or received by them, showing plainly the amount purchased; the nature of the junk, iron or other metals purchased; the person from whom purchased; the residences of the person from whom purchased; and the date of such purchase. The record shall be open to the inspection of the public during all business hours, and shall be open to inspection of the peace officers during all business hours and upon emergency for the tracing and apprehension of thieves immediately upon application at all hours, both day and night. Such record shall be kept as above provided for a period of not less than two years after such purchase.

(K.S.A. 50-619 et seq.; Code 2016, Sec. 18-167)

It shall be unlawful for any dealer in junk, iron or other metals, or any person to buy any junk, iron or other metals from any minor in the city or to receive the same therein knowing the same has been sold by a minor until the dealer shall be furnished by such minor a written authority for such minor to sell the junk, iron or other metals signed by the owner of the junk, or metals and also by the father, mother or guardian of the minor. Such written authority shall describe accurately the articles of junk, iron or other metals so authorized to be sold by such minor. Such person shall not purchase any junk, iron or other metals or receive the same from any minor not described in such written authority. Such person or corporation shall note in the record to be kept by section 5-402 in addition to the matters required by such section, the fact that such junk, iron or other metals was purchased or received from the minor under the written authority and referring to authority. Such written authority shall be kept and exhibited upon demand during all business hours or to the officers as provided in section 5-402, in regard to the record.

(Code 1988, § 18-168; Code 2016, Sec. 18-168)