3-7 Inspections

A.    Whenever inspections of the premises used for or in connection with the operation of a licensed business or occupation or permitted activity are provided for or required by this Code or by any code adopted herein, or are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any provision of this Code or any code adopted herein, or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee or permittee, or the person in charge of the premises to be inspected, to admit thereto for the purpose of making the inspection, any officer or employee of the City who is authorized or directed to make such inspection at any reasonable time that admission is requested, and it shall be unlawful for such person to fail or refuse to admit such officer or employee for such purpose.

B.    Whenever an analysis of any commodity or material is reasonably necessary to secure conformance with any provision of this Code or any code adopted herein, or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee or permittee of the municipality whose business is governed by such provision, to give to any authorized officer or employee of the City who request the same, sufficient samples of such material or commodity for such analysis upon request, and it shall be unlawful for such licensee or permittee to fail or refuse to give such samples to such officer or employee.

C.    Conviction of a violation of any provision of this Section shall automatically forfeit and revoke any license or permit issued under this Section; provided that there shall be no violation of this Section unless written demand is made upon the licensee, permittee or person in charge of the premises, in the name of the City, stating that such inspection or sample is desired at the time it is sought to make the inspection of or obtain the sample.