§ 16-15. Enforcement and inspection.

(a)

Persons authorized. The following persons are authorized to conduct inspections in the manner prescribed herein:

(1)

License officer. The license officer shall make all investigations reasonably necessary to the enforcement of this article.

(2)

Officials having duties. The license officer shall have the authority to order the inspection of local business tax receipt, their businesses and premises, by all city officials having duties to perform with reference to such local business tax receipt or businesses.

(3)

Police officer. All police officers shall inspect and examine businesses located within their respective jurisdictions to enforce compliance with the provisions of this article.

(b)

Authority of license officer. All persons authorized herein to inspect local business tax receipt and businesses shall have the authority to enter, with or without a search warrant, at all reasonable times, the following premises:

(1)

Those for which an local business tax receipt is required;

(2)

Those for which an local business tax receipt was issued and which, at the time of the inspection, are operating under such local business tax receipt; and

(3)

Those for which an local business tax receipt has been revoked or suspended.

(c)

Authority to examine records. It shall be the right and duty of the city manager or his authorized representative to inspect from time to time the records of any business in the City of South Daytona when the local business tax receipt fee of said business is based on the amount of inventory, number of employees, number of vehicles, or number of rental units, said information obtained from such inspection and investigation to be used as an aid in determining the proper classification and local business tax receipt for said business or establishment.

(Ord. No. 85-16, § 1, 7-23-85; Ord. No. 07-03, § 1, 2-13-07)