(A) It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance, his deputies, officers, agents, and/or employees, and they and each of them are hereby directed to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter, and the Director of Public Safety shall render such assistance in the enforcement thereof as may from time to time be required by the Director of Finance, the City Manager, or the Council. All public safety officers are hereby appointed inspectors of licenses and, in addition to their several duties as public safety officers, are hereby required to examine all places of business and persons in the city liable to pay a license to see that such licenses are paid and displayed and shall have and exercise the power:
(1) To make arrests for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter; and,
(2) To enter free of charge, at any time, any place of business for which a license is required by this chapter and to demand the exhibition of such license for the current term by any person engaged or employed in the transaction of such business, and, if such person shall then and there fail to exhibit such license, such person shall be liable to the penalty provided for a violation of this chapter.
(B) It is hereby made the duty of the public safety officers to cause complaints to be filed against all persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Each department of the city which issues permits for work to be done shall require the production of a valid license prior to the issuance of such a permit.
('63 Code, § 6-1.136) (Ord. 378-C.S., passed 12-7-82)