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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE 79-27 <br />AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO UNIFORM POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR THE <br />ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED PISTOLS WHICH ORDINANCE <br />SHALL BE ENTITLED THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UNIFORM PISTOL <br />LICENSING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY AND A SHORT TITLE; <br />PROVIDING CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR <br />APPLICATION FORM; PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATING OF FIREARMS; <br />PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS FROM COURSE REQUIREMENTS; DESIGNATING <br />COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN FIREARM SAFETY AND HANDLING; PRO- <br />VIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF APPLICATIONS; <br />PROVIDING FOR THE NONTRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR <br />LICENSING FORM; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LICENSES; PROVIDING <br />FOR EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, REPLACEMENT AND REQUALIFICATION; PROVIDING <br />FOR THE REVOCATION OF LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR A FEE; PROVIDING FOR <br />SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA: <br />Section 1. Uniform Pistol Licensing Policy; Authority; <br />Short Title. <br />1. This ordinance is enacted under the authority of <br />Section 790.06, Florida Statutes (1977) and the Home Rule Power <br />of Indian River County, Florida, for the purpose of providing a <br />uniform policy and procedure for the issuance of a license to <br />carry a concealed pistol on the person. This ordinance shall <br />be effective in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County <br />and within those incorporated areas where it is not in conflict <br />with a municipal ordinance. <br />2. This ordinance shall be known as the "Indian River <br />County Uniform Pistol Licensing Ordinance." <br />Section 2. Criteria for Issuance of License to Car <br />Concealed Weapon. Prior to the issuance of a license to carry <br />firearms under Section 790.06, Florida Statutes (1977), all <br />applicants shall be required to submit evidence and certify to <br />the'Board of County Commissioners that: <br />(a) The applicant is over the age of eighteen (18) <br />years of age at the time of application. <br />(b) The applicant is of good moral character and has <br />not been convicted of a felony as per Section <br />790.23, Florida Statutes. <br />aOC1K 41 PAGE 65_7 <br />OCT 10 1979 <br />J <br />