§ 5.04.330. Enforcement authority.  


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  • A. It shall be the duty of the tax collector and he is directed to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter; and the chief of police shall render such assistance in the enforcement of this chapter as may from time to time be required by the tax collector or the city council.
    B. The tax collector, in person or by his deputies or duly authorized assistants, shall examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the city to ascertain whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
    C. The tax collector and each and all of his assistants and any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter, free of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business required to be licensed under this chapter and demand an exhibition of its license certificate. Any person having such license certificate theretofore issued, in his possession or under his control, who wilfully fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, subject to the penalties provided for by this chapter.
    D. It shall be the duty of the tax collector and each of his assistants to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any provisions of this chapter.
    (Prior code § 5.04.250 (Ord. 494 § 22, 1960))