§ 4.5-72. Administrative inspection of goods and records.  


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  • (a)

    The county finds that pawnbrokers, pawnshops, secondhand dealers, and dealers in precious metals and gems are engaged in a business that is a pervasively regulated industry and that proper enforcement of this article requires the administrative inspection of the commercial property where these businesses are located.

    (b)

    All goods pledged or sold to a pawnbroker, pawnshop, secondhand dealer, and dealer in precious metals and gems as well as all records and documentation required to be kept by this article shall be subject to an administrative inspection by the Bulloch County Sheriff's Department as provided for in section 4.5-66.

    (c)

    As such, every pawnbroker, pawnshop, secondhand dealer, and dealer in precious metals and gems shall admit to his premises, without a search warrant, any sheriff's officer, or designated civilian employee of the Bulloch County Sheriff's Department, whose duties include verifying compliance with the requirements of this article and locating goods that are missing or stolen. These administrative inspections shall occur during normal business hours unless consented to by the pawnbroker, pawnshop, secondhand dealer, and dealer in precious metals and gems.

(Amd. of 4-16-13)