Inspection.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 5-362
in effectSec. 5-362. - Inspection.
(a) The city shall regularly inspect the premises of the adult entertainment business in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article. An applicant or licensee shall permit representatives of the building department, police department, and/or fire department to inspect the premises at any time the establishment is open for business. Such inspection shall be limited to visual assessment of the activities conducted in areas to which patrons have access or are allowed access; to requests for inspection of the licenses required under this article; and to requests for identification of those individuals who reasonably appear to be under the age of twenty-one (21).
(b) A person who operates an adult entertainment business or his agent or employee commits a misdemeanor if he/she refuses to promptly permit such lawful inspection of the premises.
(Ord. No. 2679, § 2(Exh. A, art. IV, § C), 6-22-10)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH5LIBURE_ARTXIVADENBU_DIV4LIADENBU_S5-362INFetched: 11/1/2026