Lethbridge : Règlement no 5658, art. 6.14(2) — Business Licence Bylaw

No second-hand dealer shall alter, repair, dispose of or in any way part with possession of a second-hand off the street merchandise acquired in the course of their business from persons bringing the particular items to their premises until fifteen (15) days exclusive of Sundays and holidays from the date of acquisition have elapsed. During the fifteen (15) days the second-hand dealer shall keep the acquired merchandise on the premises separate and apart from the other merchandise so they may be examined at any time during business hours by a peace officer who may be accompanied by a private citizen who is there in order to assist in locating and/or identifying goods reported stolen or suspected of being stolen.

• (a) This Sub-section shall not apply to the following merchandise, namely:
• (i) household sales of furniture and chattels purchased by lot,
• (ii) estate sales of furniture and chattels by the legal representative,
• (iii) goods and chattels purchased at an auction sale, or
• (iv) bulk purchases of trade-ins purchased from persons carrying on a retail business in Lethbridge.
• (v) goods received for charitable purposes. Bylaw 6067 – January 1, 2019 BYLAW 5658