Inspection.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 8-258
in effectSec. 8-258. - Inspection.
(a) The city shall regularly inspect the premises of the sexually oriented business in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. 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 chapter; 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 a sexually oriented business or his agent or employee commits a misdemeanor if he/she refuses to promptly permit such lawful inspection of the premises.
(Ord. of 10-8-00, § 225)
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITVIIILIMIBURE_CH10SEORBU_S8-258INFetched: 11/1/2026