05-05-07: LICENSE REQUIRED; FEE:

   (1)   Annual License; Fee:

      A.    License Required: No person shall do business in the County as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer without first obtaining a license annually from the County and paying the below license processing fee.

      B.    License Fee; License Tax: The annual license processing fee for each pawnbroker and secondhand dealer shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). This fee is necessary to defray the costs for the investigation of the applicant and the processing of the application. This annual license processing fee for a pawnbroker's license is in addition to the license tax imposed on pawnbrokers by Idaho Code section 63-2303 as amended.

      C.    Term Of License: The license shall expire at the end of one year from the date of the issuance, unless sooner revoked or suspended.

      D.    Investigation: The Sheriff shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant.

      E.    Grounds For Denial: Conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude within the five (5) years prior to the application may be grounds for denial of a license.

      F.    Prior License/Permit Denied, Revoked Or Suspended: No license shall be issued if the applicant has had a County pawnbroker/secondhand dealer's business license or other similar permit or license denied, revoked, or suspended by the County or State or any other State or local agency within three (3) years prior to the date of the application.

      G.    Application: All applications for pawnbroker and secondhand dealer licenses shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. All applications shall be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for approval.

      H.    Age Of Applicant: No license shall be issued to any person who is not eighteen (18) years of age or older.

   (2)   Denial Of License: Whenever the Board of County Commissioners denies an application, the Board shall specify in writing:

      A.    The statutes, ordinances and standards used in evaluating the application;

      B.    The reasons for denial; and

      C.    The action, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain the license.

   (3)   Appeal: A person whose application is denied may appeal the denial decision to the Board of County Commissioners by filing a written notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners within fifteen (15) days of the date of the Board of County Commissioners' signed denial decision. Failure to timely appeal the denial decision will be a waiver of the right to appeal that denial decision. A timely filed appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the procedural rules established by the Administrative Procedure Act of Idaho.

   (4)   Revocation: Failure to meet or maintain any of the requirements of this Article is cause for revocation of an issued license which revocation shall occur in accordance with the procedural rules established by the Administrative Procedure Act of Idaho. (Ord. 95-004, 7-3-95)