HomeMy WebLinkAbout2312ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to acts or conduct on
premises licensed under the authority of the
Washington State Liquor Control Board.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following acts or conduct on premises
licensed under
the authority of the Washington State Liquor Con-
trol Board are
prohibited:
1)
To employ or use any person in the sale or service
of alcoholic beverages in or upon the licensed
premises while such person is unclothed or in such
attire, costume or clothing as to expose to view any
portion of the breast below the top of the areola or
of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of
the buttocks, vulva or genitals.
2)
To employ or use the services of or to allow any
hostess or other person including any entertainer
to mingle with the patrons while such hostess or
other person or entertainer is unclothed or in such
attire, costume or clothing as described in para-
graph 1) above.
3)
To employ, contract with or allow any person to
solicit a patron for any beverage and/or accept any
beverage from a patron in or upon the licensed
premises and to receive therefore, either directly
or indirectly, any commission, remuneration or
compensation.
4)
To employ or contract with any person for the pur-
pose of having such person dance with a patron or
for the purpose of having such person spend time
with a patron in or upon the licensed premises and
for which said person is to receive, either di-
rectly or indirectly, any commission, remuneration,
or compensation.
5)
To permit any dancer -entertainer to perform on the
premises except when removed at least six (6) feet
from the nearest patron and except when on a perma-
nent stage at least eighteen (18) inches high.
6)
To encourage or permit any person on the licensed
premises to touch, caress or fondle the breast,
buttocks, anus or genitls of any other person.
7) To permit any employee or person to wear or use any
device or covering, exposed to view, which simulates
the breast, genitals, anus, pubic hair or any por-
tion thereof.
8) To permit any person to perform acts of or acts
which simulate:
a. Sexual intercourse, masterbation, sodomy,
bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or
any sexual acts which are prohibited by law.
b. The touching, caressing or fondling of the
breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
c. The displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva
or genitals.
9) To permit entertainers or any other person whose
breasts and/or buttocks are exposed to perform any-
where on the licensed premises.
10) To permit any person to use artificial devices or
inanimate objects to depict any of the prohibited
activities described above.
11) To permit any person to remain in or upon the li-
censed premises who exposes to public view any por-
tion of his or her genitals or anus.
12) To permit the showing of film, still pictures,
electronic reproduction, or other visual repro-
ductions depicting:
a. Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse,
masterbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral
copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts
which are prohibited by law.
b. Any person being touched, caressed or fondled
on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
c. Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva or
the anus or the genitals.
d. Scenes wherein artificial devices or inanimate
objects are employed to depict, or drawings
are employed to portray, any of the prohibited
activities described above.
Section 2. Violations. Violation of any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, and a fine of not
more than $500 or both such fine and imprisonment.
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Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this
Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the
provisions to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and pub-
lication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
MARIEJENSE ,CITYCLERK
N, PROVED AS TO FORM:
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DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED the
day
of
September,
1981.
APPROVED the
day
of
September,
1981.
PUBLISHED the
=�_S—
day
of
September,
1981.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No / 02,, passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as here-
on indicated.
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SEN, CITY CL
(SEAL;