All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the city police or other authorized city official during regular business hours. The city may periodically conduct compliance checks by engaging minors to enter the licensed premise to attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related devices. Minors used for the purpose of compliance checks shall not be guilty of unlawful possession of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related devices when such items are obtained as a part of the compliance check. No minor used in compliance checks shall attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the minor’s age, and all minors lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about the minor’s age asked by the licensee or his or her employee and shall produce any identification for which he or she is asked.
(Ord. 49, passed - -1996)