(A) A person is guilty of permitting prostitution when, having possession or control of premises which he or she knows or has reasonable cause to know are being used for prostitution purposes, he or she fails to make reasonable and timely effort to halt or abate such use.
(B) Permitting prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.
(KRS 529.070) (1980 Code, § 1020.17-5)