Every licensee and every person employed by the licensee in the conduct of business, shall admit to any and every part of the premises designated in the license, during normal business hours, any law enforcement officer of the Township to examine any goods, articles, things, pledges, pawns or books or other records on the premises dealing with purchase or sale of used property and to search for and to take into possession without compensation to the licensee, any article known or for which such officer has reasonable grounds to believe to have been stolen. Such law enforcement officer may make any such search or seizure as is provided for in this section, and property so seized shall be receipted for by such officer, who shall fully describe the seized property and sign the receipt. Should the officer determine the property not to be stolen, the officer shall promptly return same to the licensee and obtain a receipt therefor, as aforesaid. In the case of property obtained in the case of a domestic theft, the victim shall make restitution for the amount paid to obtain the property. Other restitution will be made by way of criminal complaints against the seller of the items.
(Ord. 150-09, passed 9-8-09)