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Note 14 - Share-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Mar. 20, 2018	Mar. 14, 2017	Aug. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance					2,591,242			2,591,242			2,591,242	3,394,858
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance					$ 1.94			$ 1.94			$ 1.94	$ 2.18
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term								3 years 80 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value					$ 3,495,052			$ 3,495,052			$ 3,495,052
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value					$ 2,364,061			$ 2,364,061			$ 2,364,061
Share Price					$ 3.29			$ 3.29			$ 3.29
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value								$ 97,609
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised								$ 54,621	$ 1,027,719
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross								0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period								7 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense					$ 257,566	$ 148,813		$ 563,386	433,063
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total								563,386	433,063
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock								$ 0	0
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance					$ 1.31			$ 1.31			1.31
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance					$ 3.17			$ 3.17			$ 3.17
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense					$ 124,991	$ 78,252		$ 344,473	$ 197,325
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total							$ 210,176
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period								249,300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period							3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Per Person		25,000	25,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Total		$ 278,750	$ 197,500
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period							93,330
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Non-employee Directors [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options, Annual Grants, Gross	30,000
Shares Granted, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, before Forfeiture	$ 412,500
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense					101,447
Performance Shares [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross				750,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period				7 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Performance Criteria, Maximum Vested Per Year, Number				375,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total					$ 575,955			$ 575,955			$ 575,955
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition											1 year 18 days
2015 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized										5,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant					4,739,150			4,739,150			4,739,150
2015 Equity Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance					2,174,708			2,174,708			2,174,708
2005 Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance					691,383			691,383			691,383
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant					1,873,059			1,873,059			1,873,059