(A) Immediately upon the effective date of this chapter no person shall operate, own or be employed at an unlicensed adult entertainment establishment, such conduct having been prohibited under Ordinance No. 5, Series 1978, as amended, and the previous version of Chapter 111, as amended. All licenses presently held by adult entertainment establishments shall remain in full force and effect without the necessity of reapplication until the annual renewal date set forth in § 111.41. However, current licenses shall be subject to regulation by the terms of this chapter and shall be in full compliance with this chapter within 60 days after the effective date hereof, provided that adult entertainment establishments which are currently licensed and have obtained non-conforming use status per KRS 100.253 shall be exempt from § 111.20 (Location Restrictions) of this chapter. All pending applications at the time of the effective date hereof and new applications received thereafter shall be subject immediately to the terms of this chapter.
(B) No owner shall permit adult entertainment activities to operate on his property without such adult entertainment activities being properly licensed except as permitted under subsection (A) of this section.
(C) No person shall permit himself to be an operator or an employee at an adult entertainment activity which has not been validly licensed hereunder, except as permitted under subsection (A) of this section.
(D) No person shall own, operate or be employed at an establishment engaged in adult entertainment activities unless all employees of the establishment have obtained the license required by § 111.42 of this chapter.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 111.41) (Jeff. Ord. 24-1987, adopted and effective 9-22-1987; Jeff. Am. Ord. 7-1998, adopted and effective 4-1-1998; Lou. Metro Ord. No. 50-2003, approved 4-1-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 21-2004, approved 3-1-2004) Penalty, see § 111.99