DEFINITIONS.
Austin City Code § 4-6-11
in effect§ 4-6-11 - DEFINITIONS.
In this article:
(1) DEALER means a person who:
(a) who purchases precious metal or antique, used, or scrap jewelry for resale in its original form or as remounted, melted, reformed, remolded, or recast, or as scrap or in bulk; or
(b) makes loans for which precious metal or antique, used, or scrap jewelry is received and held as security.
(2) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER means a driver's license number, military identification number, identification certificate number, or other number commonly used to identify an individual including the number's source, except a Social Security number.
(3) JEWELRY includes a watch, an ornament composed in whole or in part of a precious metal, and an item that contains precious or semiprecious stones.
(4) LOGBOOK means a book containing sequentially-numbered, duplicate pages, with removable original entry pages.
(5) PRECIOUS METAL means a form of gold, silver, or platinum, pure or alloyed, including a coin, silverware, or a silverplated item.
Source: 1992 Code Section 8-12-3(A); Ord. 031023-12; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BUREPERE_CH4-6PAJESEGODE_ART2PUJEPRMERE_S4-6-11DEFetched: 10/27/2026