The finance director, or his or her designated deputy, may examine all places of business in the city to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this title have been complied with. The finance director, the city attorney and any duly authorized employee shall have the power to examine all necessary books and records of all persons doing business in the city required to be licensed by the terms of this title for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of license fee required to be paid by the provisions of this title. Such officers and each and all of their deputies and duly authorized employees shall have the power and authority to enter free of charge and at any reasonable time at any place of business required to be licensed by the provisions of this title and to demand an exhibition of such license, books or other matters of record. Any person having any such license heretofore or hereafter issued in his possession or under his control who fails to exhibit the same on demand shall be guilty of a violation of this code.
(Ord. 383 § 3 Ex. B (part), 1986).