§ 9-11. Conduct of sale.

(a)

Each day before the commencement of the public auction sale, the auctioneer shall announce the terms of the sale.

(b)

Before accepting any bids upon any article, the auctioneer shall read, in such manner as to be readily heard and understood, at any place in the room where the auction is being conducted, the description of the article as it appears on the label or tag attached thereto.

(c)

The auctioneer shall give or cause to be given to each purchaser of an article sold at auction who requests the same a written invoice containing the registry number of the article, the selling price thereof, and a statement giving each warranty under which the article was sold.

(d)

No auctioneer shall make any false or misleading statement concerning the kind, size, quality, condition, make or other fact pertaining to any article sold or offered for sale.

(e)

No free drawing shall be conducted, nor gifts distributed, nor any form of entertainment presented for the encouragement of attendance at an auction sale or for any other purpose before, at, during or after any auction sale.

(f)

No sales of articles shall be made other than at or by auction while such auction sale is in progress, or after such auction sale commences on any day until the close of such day's auction sale.

(g)

Upon the request of any person who has bid upon an article offered for sale, the auctioneer shall allow such bidder a reasonable opportunity to examine such article before declaring the same to be sold. Such bidder may thereafter withdraw his/her bid at any time before the auctioneer declares the article sold.

(h)

The owner and auctioneer shall permit any police officer or representative of the director of excise and licenses, during regular business hours of the day, to examine any article held for sale by auction, offered for sale or sold unless such article has been delivered to a purchaser.

(i)

No auctioneer or other person shall substitute any other article for the article displayed by the auctioneer during the bidding.

(Ord. No. 10-94, § 1, 1-3-94)