Sec. 2.5. (a) A county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance permitting the filing of applications under IC 4-31-5.5 for operation of a satellite facility in the county. However, before adopting the ordinance, the county fiscal body must:

(1) conduct a public hearing on the proposed ordinance; and

(2) publish notice of the public hearing in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.

     (b) The county fiscal body may:

(1) require in the ordinance adopted by the county fiscal body that before applications under IC 4-31-5.5 to operate a satellite facility in the county may be filed, the voters of the county must approve the operation of a satellite facility in the county under section 3 of this chapter; or

(2) amend an ordinance already adopted in the county to require that before applications under IC 4-31-5.5 to operate a satellite facility in the county may be filed, the voters of the county must approve the operation of a satellite facility in the county under section 3 of this chapter.

An ordinance adopted under this section may not be amended to apply to a person who was issued a license under IC 4-31-5.5 before the ordinance was amended.

As added by P.L.24-1996, SEC.4.