A. The Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk may by ordinance require any person who operates a business providing martial arts instruction to have at the site where instruction is taking place a person who has current certification or, within the last two years, has received training in emergency first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.Any person who violates such an ordinance may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $ 50 for the first violation and $ 100 for any subsequent violation.

B. As used in this section, “martial arts instruction” means any course of instruction for self defense, such as judo or karate.

History

1998, c. 583; 2007, c. 813.