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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE ID 17-5293
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
SECONDHAND SALES OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 54, Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article XIII Secondhand Sales of Wireless Communications Devices, Sections 54-421 to 54-423 of the Cook County Code is hereby enacted as Follows:
Sec. 54-421. Definitions.
Secondhand Dealer means any person who engages in the business of purchasing, selling, receiving, trading, consignment selling or otherwise transferring for value any secondhand property. The term "Secondhand Dealer" shall not include persons or entities who have 10 or more locations in Cook County who acquire cell phones for the purpose of recycling or refurbishment and report sales electronically to local law enforcement or a manufacturer of wireless communication devices that acquires the devices as part of a trade-in program, or a provider of commercial mobile service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332(d), and such provider's authorized agents and retailers that have contractual relationships with the provider to sell the provider's authorized products and services.
Wireless communication device means any device through which personal wireless services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i), are transmitted.
Serial number means, in reference to cell phones or other wireless communication devices, a Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number or Electronic Serial Number (ESN)
Secondhand property means any previously owned audio-video equipment; construction materials, including, but not limited to, plumbing, electrical, roofing, masonry and carpentry supplies; jewelry or watch made of precious metal or precious stone or gem; article made of precious metal or precious stone or gem; sporting or athletic gear or equipment, including a bicycle; or currency.
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