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property, any form of breaking and entering, Larceny's from a person, or any other form of larceny, or any form of aggravated assault, as verified by a CORI by the Chief of Police or his designee. (9) Such other grounds as the Authority determines to be in the public interest or in violation of the conditions of the license pr any law or regulation of the commonwealth or the Town of Mashpee. 104.3. Inspection of Property and Records. A. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of this ordinance, or when the Chief of Police or his designee has reasonable grounds to believe more likely than not that a specific item of regulated property held by a Secondhand Dealer or Secondhand Collector is associated with criminal conduct, the Chief of Police or his designee may enter the premises of the Secondhand Dealer or Secondhand Collector at any reasonable time, provided that the premises are occupied at the time of entry and the Chief of Police or his designee presents proper official identification at or near the time of entry. If entry is refused, the Chief of Police or his designee shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry, including an administrative search warrant or a criminal search warrant. B. Authority to inspect Secondhand Dealer or Secondhand Collector premises under this regulation is in addition to and not in limitation of the authority the town or the Chief of Police or any police officer of any jurisdiction would otherwise have to enter the business premises. C. Once allowed to enter the premises of the Secondhand Dealer or Secondhand Collector, the Chief of Police or his designee may inspect property kept there. The Chief of Police or his designee may also inspect the business records associated with regulated property and perform any duty imposed upon the town or Chief of Police by this regulation. 104.4. Record Keeping. A. The Chief of Police or his designee shall prepare a purchase report form and make copies available to all Secondhand Dealers or Secondhand Collectors. Secondhand Dealers or Secondhand Collectors shall utilize these forms, or any other substantially similar form approved by the Chief of Police, to record purchases of regulated property. The form may request any information reasonably calculated to help the Chief of Police or his designee identify the purchaser, the seller or the property associated with the purchase of regulated property. B. Whenever a Secondhand Dealers or Secondhand Collectors purchases regulated property for business purposes, the Secondhand Dealers or Secondhand Collectors shall obtain acceptable identification from the seller along with the seller's current residence address. The Secondhand Dealers or Secondhand Collectors shall fill out a purchase report form in all relevant aspects at the time of the purchase. A purchase report form as required to be filled out by this section shall be filled out in legible English. The seller shall sign his or her name on the filled-out form. C. A digital photograph will be taken of each item purchased. The photograph may be stored electronically, but are subject to the same record keeping requirements as listed in section 6-A. Copies of the photographs will be made available to the Chief of Police in a timely manner, and 14