Section 27-205 - Inspector(a) The Board shall appoint an inspector at not less than $3,000 annually and with a mileage allowance that the County Commissioners determine.(b) An individual may not qualify or continue service as an inspector if the inspector or any member of the inspector's immediate family has a personal or financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a license, license holder, or premises licensed under this article.(c) An inspector shall: (1) investigate all applicants for a license or transfer of a license;(2) inspect at unannounced times every licensed premises in the county at least once every 180 days;(3) except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, enforce all alcoholic beverages laws with the same power as a law enforcement officer of the State;(4) investigate all violations of the alcoholic beverages laws and report them to the Board;(5) submit monthly reports in writing to the Board of the inspector's activities, setting forth complaints and listing violations that the inspector observed or that were reported to the inspector; and(6) conduct compliance checks relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years in violation of § 6-304 of this article for every licensed premises in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.(d) The Office of the Sheriff shall enforce violations of § 6-304 of this article.(e) An inspector has no power of arrest.(f) An inspector shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 536, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 535, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 91, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 90, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.