§ 6-437. Responsibilities of licensee.

(a)

The licensee hereunder shall be authorized to engage competent auctioneers or criers to conduct the sales at such auctions.

(b)

It shall be unlawful to substitute any vehicle in lieu of that offered to and purchased by the bidder.

(c)

The auction shall be conducted in such a manner so that any vehicle offered for sale to the bidder shall be sold at a price therefor acceptable to the seller, and selling by means of "down hill selling" shall be permitted. The words down hill selling shall be interpreted to mean the first offering of any vehicle at a high price and then offering the same at successively lower prices until a buyer is secured, acceptable to the seller.

(d)

The licensee shall be required to provide one or more custodians to properly safeguard the public and to direct traffic and parking upon the premises of the licensee.

(e)

Any premises used for an auction house under the provisions of this article shall provide adequate sanitary facilities, proper means of ingress and egress to the premises for parking of vehicles and/or auctioning of the same and shall comply with all reasonable rules of the police department in connection with the handling of traffic at or near the location of such auction house.

(f)

The police department of the city shall have ready access to the premises of any auction house which is licensed hereunder at any and all reasonable times.

(g)

The licensee hereunder shall be held responsible for the proper conduct of the business licensed hereunder and for compliance with all ordinances of the city.

(h)

The license issued under the provisions of this article shall limit the sale at public auction to used automobiles, trucks and trailers.

(Ord. No. 202, §§ 15—22, 6-24-53)