§ 21-207. Use of a permit.

(a)

A permit issued under the provisions of this article is not a property interest but shall be a purely personal privilege that is subject to revocation or suspension if the respondent is found to have violated a provision of this article.

(b)

By authority of this article, by accepting a permit, the holder of the permit consents that the chief of police or a peace officer may detain the individual on the premises of a sexually oriented business for the purpose of verifying identity and permit.

(c)

Any owner, operator, or owner-operator that enjoys the benefit of a sexually oriented business permit or has accepted a permit through the owner-operator, consents, by authority of this article, that the chief of police or peace officer may enter the premises of the sexually oriented business at any time an owner, operator, owner-operator, manager, floor-manager, employee, customer or patron is on the premises to conduct an investigation or inspect the premises for the purpose of performing any duty imposed by this article.

(d)

All peace officers shall have the duty to enforce the provisions of this article and cooperate with the chief of police in the enforcement hereof.

(e)

It shall be unlawful for an individual to use the permit of another. It shall be unlawful for an individual holding a permit to transfer that permit for use by another individual. Excepting an entertainer's permit, permits are valid for one (1) sexually oriented business establishment only and may not be transferred to any other establishment or location.

(Ord. No. 2012-12-06-0933, §§ 4, 6, 12-6-12)