Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 1.31 - Sponsorship and employment of apprentice auctioneers(a) An apprentice auctioneer is a person who is licensed under the act as an apprentice for the purpose of learning the profession of auctioneering, and who is sponsored and employed for compensation by a qualified auctioneer.(b) A qualified auctioneer may not employ more than two apprentice auctioneers.(c) The auctioneer who sponsors and employs an apprentice auctioneer shall directly supervise the apprentice while the apprentice is conducting an auction or a sale at auction.(d) The sponsoring auctioneer may provide for substitute supervision of the apprentice for a particular auction if the sponsoring auctioneer is unavailable, if the substitute supervisor is a qualified auctioneer who provides direct supervision.(e) The apprentice auctioneer may not conduct or attempt to conduct an auction or sale at auction without the sponsorship and employment of the sponsor or authorized substitute sponsor.The provisions of this §1.31 adopted June 23, 1989, effective 6/24/1989, 19 Pa.B. 2655.The provisions of this §1.31 issued under sections 3(c), 5(c) and 32 of the Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant Registration Act (63 P. S. §§ 734.3(c), 734.5(c) and 734.32).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 43b.12a (relating to schedule of civil penalties-auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, auction houses and auction companies).