A. It is unlawful for any person to conduct, manage or operate an adult oriented cabaret unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so, obtained in the manner provided in this chapter.

B. It is unlawful for any entertainer, employee or manager to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service or entertainment directly related to the operation of an unlicensed adult oriented cabaret.

C. It is unlawful for any entertainer to perform in an adult oriented cabaret unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so.

D. It is unlawful for any manager to work in an adult oriented cabaret unless such person is the holder of a valid and subsisting license from the city to do so.

E. The license year shall be from February 1st to January 31st of the following year. All licenses shall expire on the 31st day of January each year. Except as hereinafter provided, all license fees shall be payable on an annual basis and shall not be refundable. Annual license fees shall be three hundred fifty dollars per year for an adult cabaret license.

F. License fees shall not be prorated, except that if the original application for license is made subsequent to July 31st in any year, the license fee for the remainder of that year shall be one-half of the annual license fee. Licenses issued under this chapter may not be assigned or transferred.

G. Applications for renewal of licenses issued under this chapter shall be filed with the clerk on or before the expiration date provided for in this section in the same manner as the original application providing the clerk with current information and accompanied by payment of the same fees as are in effect for an original application for that license for the license year applied for. (Ord. 2269-98 § 3, 1998.)