(a) No person shall:
(1) Operate a sexually oriented business as defined by Section 741.02(k) without a valid sexually oriented business license issued by the City of Ontario pursuant to this chapter.
(2) In connection with operating a sexually oriented business, retain the services of a person as an employee, as defined in this chapter, who is not licensed as a sexually oriented business employee by the City of Ontario pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a)(1) above shall be guilty of a third degree misdemeanor for a first offense, and a second degree misdemeanor for a second offense.
(c) A violation of subsection (a)(2) above shall be a ground for the suspension of a sexually oriented business license as provided for in Section 741.09.
(d) No person shall act as an employee, as defined in this chapter, on the premises of a sexually oriented business without having secured a sexually oriented business employee license ("employee license") pursuant to this chapter.
(e) A violation of this section shall be a ground for the suspension of a sexually oriented business employee license as provided for in Section 741.09.
(Ord. 10-14. Passed 4-1-10.)