§ 33.116. Application for a Pennsylvania license to sell firearms.
(a) The application for a Pennsylvania license to sell firearms form is used to apply for an original/renewal of a Pennsylvania license to sell firearms and shall be uniform throughout this Commonwealth. It shall be on a form prescribed by the State Police. The form shall be 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in dimension, on plain white paper. The form shall be used by the issuing authority, that is, the chief or head of any police department of a city, and elsewhere, the sheriff of the county, to conduct an investigation relative to whether the applicant would be precluded from receiving a license under the conditions in the act.
(b) The application for a Pennsylvania license to sell firearms shall be either typewritten, computer generated or printed in blue or black ink with a ballpoint pen. Copies shall contain legible impressions. It is the responsibility of the issuing authority to utilize the form and to ensure it is accurately completed as indicated in the block instructions. The original shall be transmitted by the issuing authority within 7 business days by first class mail to the Pennsylvania State Police, Attention: Firearm Unit, 1800 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110. The issuing authority shall retain a duplicate copy for 6 years.
(c) By signing the application, the applicant is acknowledging that if a license be granted, the applicant gives permission to the Pennsylvania State Police, or their designee, and the issuing authority to come to the licensee’s business location and inspect the premises, records, and documents without a warrant, to ensure compliance with this chapter, and the act.
Source The provisions of this § 33.116 adopted February 23, 2001, effective February 24, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 1145.
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