(a) The Police Department shall, from time to time and at least four times a year, inspect each sexually oriented business licensed under the provisions of this chapter in order to assess compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Mayor shall, from time to time request that the Ashland County Board of Health inspect a sexually oriented business licensed under the provisions of this chapter in order to assess compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) An applicant or licensee shall permit representatives of the Police Department, Fire Department, Ashland County Board of Health, or other Village departments or agencies, or the Ashland County Health Commissioner, to inspect the premises of a sexually oriented business for the purpose of insuring compliance with the law, at any time that it is occupied or open for business.
(d) A person who operates a sexually oriented business or his agent or employee commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if he refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises. (Ord. 52-03. Passed 12-15-03.)