(A) All premises where licensed products are sold shall be open to inspection by the city police or other authorized city official during regular business hours. From time to time, but at least once per calendar year, the city shall conduct compliance checks by engaging a person at least 17 years of age, but under the age of 21, who, with prior written consent of a parent or guardian if the person is under the age of 18, to enter the premise to attempt to purchase one or more licensed products.Persons used for the purpose of compliance checks shall be supervised by city designated law enforcement officers or other designated city personnel. Persons used for compliance checks shall not be guilty of an unlawful attempt to purchase a licensed product or use a false identification misrepresenting the person’s age, and all persons lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about the person’s age asked by the licensee, business owner or his or her employee and shall produce an identification if any exists, for which he or she is asked.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit compliance checks authorized by state or federal laws for educational, research or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a particular state or federal law.
(C) Results of compliance checks will be provided in writing to each license holder.
(Prior Code, § 6.32) (Am. Ord. 2, Second Series, passed 2-12-1998; Am. Ord. 2020-05, passed 9-21-2020)