A. No person shall now or hereafter provide or engage in a business which provides merchant police service within the city unless such person shall possess a valid license from the city to engage in such business.

B. No individual shall perform any service within the city as a merchant police officer unless such individual shall have in his or her possession a valid permit from a merchant police service to perform such service.

C. This chapter shall not apply to servants or employees who perform such duties for one employer only and as to that employer's premises, provided the servant or employer's name, address and date of birth are on file with the El Dorado police department; nor to any members of any governmental agency or department within the scope of their employment. (Prior code § 6-1002)