§ 4-83. Permit required; operation of unlicensed premised unlawful.

(a)

Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in conduct or carry on in or upon any premises within the unincorporated area of the county any of the adult entertainment establishment defined in this chapter without a permit to do so. No permit so issued shall condone or make legal any activity thereunder if the same is deemed illegal or unlawful under the laws of the state or the United States.

(b)

Operation of unlicensed premises unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult mini-motion picture theater, adult hotel or motel, adult motion picture arcade, cabaret, encounter center, escort bureau or adult business, or adult dancing establishment unless such business shall have a currently valid license or shall have made proper application for renewal within the time required thereof under this chapter, which license shall not be under suspension or permanently or conditionally revoked.

(Code 1998, § 14-402(A), (B))