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House Bill 3199




    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3199

        By Representative Dockery






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to secondhand dealers; amending

  3         s. 538.03, F.S.; revising the definition of

  4         "secondhand goods"; providing an effective

  5         date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section

10  538.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         538.03  Definitions; applicability.--

12         (1)  As used in this part, the term:

13         (g)  "Secondhand goods" means personal property

14  previously owned or used, which is not regulated metals

15  property regulated under part II and which is purchased,

16  consigned, or pawned as used property.  Such secondhand goods

17  shall be limited to watches; diamonds, gems, and other

18  precious stones; fishing rods, reels, and tackle; audio and

19  video electronic equipment, including television sets, compact

20  disc players, radios, amplifiers, receivers, turntables, tape

21  recorders; video tape recorders; speakers and citizens' band

22  radios; computer equipment; radar detectors; depth finders;

23  trolling motors; outboard motors; sterling silver flatware and

24  serving pieces; photographic equipment, including cameras,

25  video and film cameras, lenses, electronic flashes, tripods,

26  and developing equipment; microwave ovens; animal fur coats;

27  marine equipment; video games and cartridges; power lawn and

28  landscape equipment; office equipment such as copiers, fax

29  machines, and postage machines but excluding furniture; sports

30  equipment with serial numbers; weapons, including knives,

31  swords, and air guns; telephones, including cellular and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3199

    578-110-98






  1  portable; firearms; tools; calculators; musical instruments,

  2  excluding pianos and organs; lawnmowers; bicycles;

  3  typewriters; motor vehicles; gold, silver, platinum, and other

  4  precious metals excluding coins; and jewelry, excluding

  5  costume jewelry.

  6         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  7  law.

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      For purposes of ch. 538, F.S., relating to secondhand
12    dealers, revises the definition of "secondhand goods" to
      specify that sports equipment with serial numbers are
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