§ 86-88. Mandatory three-day waiting period.  


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  • There shall be a mandatory three-day waiting period, which shall be three full days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, in connection with the sale of firearms occurring within the county when the sale involves a transfer of money or other valuable consideration, and any part of the sale transaction is conducted on property to which the public has the right of access. Some examples of properties to which the public has the right of access include but are not limited to: gun shows, firearm exhibits, wholesale and retail stores, and flea markets. An uninterrupted, continuous, and cumulative aggregate of 72 hours must elapse between such sale and receipt of the firearm, excluding the hours of weekends and legal holidays. A person who violates the prohibition of this section is guilty of a violation of a county ordinance, punishable as provided in F.S. § 125.69, as it may be amended, and the violation shall be prosecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted.

(Ord. No. 99-6, § 4.1, 1-26-99)