All persons, firms or corporations, who carry on the business of buying copper, copper alloy, aluminum, aluminum alloy and items listed in Section 8 of this act, commonly known as "junk dealers" as defined in Section 1401 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall keep a record in a book or any other method allowed by law in their places of business and open to the inspection of any law enforcement official or authorized representative of any governmental entity or utility, showing the date of each purchase of such property, the name and address of the seller, the items of property purchased, and the price paid to the seller for each item of property. All persons, firms and corporations carrying on such business shall keep all such property purchased upon display, and in plain sight, in their places of business, for at least ten (10) days after purchasing the property, and keep the property open for inspection by persons authorized in this section, during said time, before disposing of same. Provided, however, this act shall not apply to persons, firms or corporations, carrying on a retail or wholesale business of buying new property of the character aforesaid, or to persons buying new property of the kind mentioned at retail or wholesale; provided further, that it shall be unlawful for any junk dealer to purchase articles mentioned herein from minors without having first obtained the consent, in writing, of the parents or guardian of such minor.

Added by Laws 1917, SB 251, c. 150, p. 240, § 1 emerg. eff. March 29, 1917; Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1399, c. 99, § 1 (superseded document available).