(1) Compliance with this article shall be monitored by the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department, the community development department, code enforcement personnel, and permit investigators (hereinafter, collectively, “enforcement officers”). The city manager may designate any number of additional persons to monitor compliance with this article.

(2) Enforcement officers should check the compliance of each tobacco retailer at least three times per 12-month period. Enforcement officers may check the compliance of tobacco retailers previously found to be in compliance with this article a fewer number of times so that enforcement officers may check the compliance of new permittees and tobacco retailers previously found in violation of this article more frequently. Nothing in this subsection shall create a right of action in any permittee or other person against the city or its agents.

(3) Compliance checks shall be conducted so as to allow enforcement officers to determine, at a minimum, if a tobacco retailer is complying with laws regulating youth access to tobacco. Enforcement officers may also conduct compliance checks to determine compliance with other laws applicable to tobacco retailing.

(4) Enforcement officers shall have the right to enter, free of charge or restriction, at any time, any place of business for which a permit is required by this article, and to demand the exhibition of such permit for the current term by any person engaged or employed in the transaction of such business.

(5) The Los Angeles County sheriff’s department and/or the city manager (or designee thereof) may promulgate and adopt policies, procedures, and/or guidelines for the participation of persons under the age of 21 in compliance checks pursuant to this article (hereinafter, “youth decoy”).

(6) The city shall not enforce any law establishing a minimum age for tobacco purchases or possession against a youth decoy if the potential violation occurs when: