HOUSE BILL No. 5352

 

October 24, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Hammon, Melton, Constan, Bauer, Warren, Clack, Meekhof, Johnson, Meisner, Bennett, Valentine, Gonzales, Byrum, Alma Smith, Vagnozzi, Mayes, Simpson, Jackson, Kathleen Law, Brown, Meadows, LeBlanc and Young and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1917 PA 350, entitled

 

"An act to regulate and license second hand dealers and junk

dealers; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of the

provisions of this act,"

 

by amending section 4 (MCL 445.404), as amended by 2006 PA 675.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4. (1) A second hand secondhand dealer or junk dealer

 

shall post in a conspicuous place in or upon its place of business

 

a both of the following:

 

     (a) A sign having its name and occupation.

 

     (b) A sign warning potential purchasers of secondhand items,

 

that those items may contain lead.

 

     (2) A second hand secondhand or junk dealer shall keep a

 

separate book or other record open to inspection by a member of a


 

local law enforcement agency, in which shall be written or entered

 

in the English language at the time of the purchase or exchange of

 

any article a description of the article, the name, description,

 

fingerprint, operator's or chauffeur's license or state

 

identification number, registration plate number, and address of

 

the person from whom the article was purchased and received, and

 

the day and hour when the purchase or exchange was made as well as

 

the location from which the item was obtained, if applicable. Each

 

entry shall be numbered consecutively.