§ 18-20. Prohibited operation; registration required.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection 18-20(b) and section 18-21 below, no pain management clinic, as defined in this article, may be established, opened, or operated in unincorporated Hernando County, nor may any person operate or cause to be operated a pain management clinic in unincorporated Hernando County without first obtaining a pain management clinic registration certificate issued by the department pursuant to this article.

(b)

Any pain management clinic, operating in Hernando County as of June 14, 2011, which obtained a one-year certificate approval pursuant to Ordinance 2011-9, or which tendered an appeal of the zoning administrator's action pursuant to Ordinance 2011-9, may continue operating until September 30, 2012, or until the appeal, if any, is resolved against the applicant, whichever occurs first. The expiration date of all certificates issued under Ordinance 2011-9 is extended to September 30, 2012.

(Ord. No. 2012-7, § II, 6-12-12)