Georgia Laws
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
Signs are required to be written in English.
No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
All sex toys are banned.
Explanation: In 1968 a Fulton-county resident was convicted under this law. This is despite the fact that the Fulton-County jury publicly stated that the law was "archaic" and noted such gadgets can have therapeutic value.
Is an organization non registered as "non-profit" fails to register their raffle with the local sheriff, that group risks paying up to $10,000 in fines and spending five years in jail.
Citation: (m) Any person who operates a raffle without a valid license issued by the sheriff as
provided in this Code section commits the offense of commercial gambling as defined in
Code Section 16-12-22 and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly. Any
person who knowingly aids, abets, or otherwise assists in the operation of a raffle for which
a license has not been obtained as provided in this Code section similarly commits the
offense of commercial gambling. Any person who violates any other provision of this Code
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature. Any person who
commits any such violation after having previously been convicted of any violations of this
Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or by a fine not to exceed
$10,000.00, or both
While Georgia operates its own lottery, it "protects" its citizens by making it illegal to promote a private lottery
Citation: 16-12-27 .
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity to
sell, distribute, televise, broadcast, or disseminate any advertisement, television or radio
commercial, or any book, magazine, periodical, newspaper, or other written or printed
matter containing an advertisement or solicitation for participation in any lottery declared
to be unlawful by the laws of this state unless such advertisement, commercial, or
solicitation contains or includes the words 'void in Georgia' printed or spoken so as to be
clearly legible or audible to persons viewing or hearing such advertisement, commercial,
or solicitation.
(b) Any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity violating subsection (a) of
this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The term "sadomasochistic abuse" is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.
Citation: 16-12-100.1.
(6) 'Sadomasochistic abuse' means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is
nude or clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costume or the condition of
being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.
City Laws
Acworth Laws
All citizens must own a rake.
Explanation: A nearby city, Kennesaw passed a law requiring all citizens to own a rake. To poke fun at this law, Acworth passed this law.
Athens-Clarke County Laws
No one may bath in Sandy Creek Lake .
Citation: Sec. 3-5-6 . Swimming, bathing in Athens-Clarke County reservoirs.
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, bath or enter into the water of the Athens-Clarke County waterworks lake on Sandy Creek or other Athens-Clarke County reservoir which is for storage of water; provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit any duly authorized Athens-Clarke County waterworks employee or person authorized thereby from making any required inspections or tests or doing other work in connection with such water supply.
Alabama slingshots may not be used in the city limits.
Citation: Sec. 3-5-16 . Slingshots.
No person shall use for amusement or otherwise any Alabama slingshot or any slingshot or similar thing in the urban service district.
You may not get drunk on “The Bus”.
Citation: Sec. 3-5-20 .
Alcoholic beverages on public transportation system vehicles.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use alcoholic beverages on any vehicle used by any public transportation system operated by Athens-Clarke County .
On Mondays, it is illegal for one to whistle very loud after 11:00 PM .
Citation: Sec. 3-5-24 . Noise control.
(a) Purpose. This section is enacted to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Athens-Clarke County through the control of noise. It is the intent of this section to establish standards that will reduce excessive community noises, which are harmful and otherwise detrimental to individuals and to the community in the enjoyment of life and property and in the conduct of business.
(b) Sound measurement standards for law enforcement personnel. For the purposes of this section 3-5-24, "plainly audible" shall mean any sound emanating from the specific sound-producing sources set forth below which can be heard from the distances set forth below, using the following sound measurement standards: Measurement shall be by the auditory senses of a person standing at a distance no less than the required minimum distance from the source of the sound. For music and other noise, words and phrases need not be discernable. For music and other noise, bass reverberations are included.
(c) Prohibited conduct.
(2) Restrictions of 100 feet for 11:00 p.m. through 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:00 midnight through 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
b. Human-produced sound. It is unlawful for any person or persons to yell, shout, hoot, whistle, or sing on the public streets or sidewalks or on private property so as to create, or cause to be created, any noises or sounds which are plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet or more from the place on public streets and sidewalks, or in the case of private real property, beyond the property limits, on which the person is located, whichever is farthest, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
It is illegal for one to make a disturbing sound at a fair.
Citation: Sec. 3-5-2 . Disturbing meetings.
No person shall create any disturbance at any public meeting or any place of amusement by loud talking, indecent or profane language, or any disturbing sound or action.
Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM .
Citation: Sec. 3-8-3 . Age and time restrictions.
(a) Use of amusement machines by persons under the age of 16 years shall not be permitted during normal school hours on any day Clarke County schools are in session.
(b) No person under the age of 16 years shall be allowed to operate any amusement machine after the hour of 11:00 p.m.
Owners of mules may not allow their animal to roam around Athens unsupervised.
Citation: Sec. 4-1-5 . Livestock running at large.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any hog, cattle, mule, sheep, goat, fowl or any other livestock or nontraditional livestock animal to permit it to run at large in the limits of Athens-Clarke County or to stray from the property of the owner or keeper or to go upon the premises of any other person.
Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.
Citation: Sec. 4-1-9 . Animal giveaway.
No person in Athens-Clarke County shall give away any live animal, fish, reptile or bird as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter, any contest, game, or other competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement, or offer such animal as an incentive to enter into any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
Though being forced to close your business is bad enough, Athens-Clarke County forces one to obtain a license before holding a Going-Out-Of-Business sale.
Citation: Sec. 6-2-3 . License required.
A license issued by the finance department shall be obtained by any person before selling or offering to sell any goods at a sale to be advertised or held out by any means to be one of the following kinds:
(1) Going-out-of-business sale;
(2) Removal of business sale; or
(3) Fire and other altered stock sale.
Selling two beers at once for the same price is not allowed.
Citation: Sec. 6-3-7 . Alcohol promotions.
No licensee or employee or agent of a licensee shall engage in any of the following practices in connection with the sale or other disposition of alcoholic beverages:
(1) The giving away of any ticket, token or any other item that can be exchanged for any alcoholic beverages with the sale of any other alcoholic beverage;
(2) The sale of two (2) or more alcoholic beverages for a single price, or the sale of one (1) alcoholic beverage with a ticket, token or any other item redeemable for a subsequent alcoholic beverage. Also prohibited hereunder is the sale of all such beverages a customer can or desires to drink at a single price.
Massage businesses may not sell alcohol on the side
Citation: Sec. 6-8-8 . Alcoholic beverages.
No person shall sell, give, dispense, provide or keep or cause to be sold, given, dispensed, provided or kept any alcoholic beverages on the premises of any massage business.
If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM . Otherwise, it is against the law.
Citation: Sec. 6-18-2 . Definitions:
Dance hall: A "dance hall" for the purposes of this chapter shall include any business where one of its purposes is conducting, facilitating or promoting public dancing on the premises.
Live entertainment: For the purposes of this chapter live entertainment shall include, but is not limited to, any musical performance, theatrical performance, literary reading, and disc jockey performance, where the audience is present at the actual time of occurrence.
Public entertainment: For the purposes of this chapter, public entertainment shall include live entertainment and public dancing.
Public entertainment facility: A business which is open to the public and provides dancing or live entertainment, including but not limited to dance halls, is a public entertainment facility for the purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. of 5-1-2001 , § 1; Ord. of 12-4-2001 , § 1)
Sec. 6-18-3 . Hours public entertainment prohibited; violation.
It shall be unlawful for any public entertainment facility located within the boundaries of Athens-Clarke County to offer or provide public entertainment between the hours of 2:45 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Every person, whether acting as an individual owner, employee of an owner or operator for an owner or whether acting as an agent or independent contractor for the owner, employee or operator, who participates in or allows, directly or indirectly, the operation of a personal entertainment facility in violation of this section shall be guilty of an offense hereunder. Upon conviction such person shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of section 1-1-5 of the Code of Athens-Clarke County.
Adult bookstores may not sell alcohol.
Citation: Sec. 6-11-21 . Alcoholic beverages--Prohibition, exceptions.
(a) No person, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity licensed under chapter 6-11 (section 6-11-1 et seq.) of the Code of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall serve, sell, distribute or suffer the consumption or possession of any intoxicating liquor, beer or wine or controlled substance upon the premises of any licensee. Any licensee whose license was granted prior to the adoption of this amendment shall not be subject to the amendment until January 1, 1998, at which time all licensees within Athens-Clarke County shall be subject to this provision, including those licensees licensed before the effective date hereof.
(b) This section shall not apply to nor prohibit the live performance of legitimate plays, operas, ballets at mainstream theaters, concert halls, museums or educational institutions holding a license, which derive less than 20 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Atlanta Laws
Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
One man may not be on another man's back.
Cobb County Laws
At Nickajack Elementary School , all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Columbus Laws
Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
All Indians must return to their shore of the Chattohoochee River by nightfall.
Bars may not hold a “Lady’s Night”.
Citation: Sec. 3-12.1. Same--"Happy" hours; jumbo drinks, two-for-one; etc.
All on-premises licensees are prohibited from selling or giving away alcoholic beverages under the following circumstances:
(a) Serving multiple drinks for a single price or offering all you can drink for a set price during a set time.
(b) Making a single price the basis for a required purchase of two or more servings.
(c) Selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages after 9:00 p.m. at "Happy Hour" or a price lower than the normal retail cost.
(d) Offering free drinks or reduced-price drinks to any segment of the population for any period of time as an inducement to patronize the premises such as a "Ladies' Night" or "Men's Night."
(e) Selling alcoholic beverages for less than half ( 1/2) the normal retail price.
(f) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the dispensing of drinks in pitchers or in jumbo sizes, provided that such pitchers or jumbo sizes shall be available at all times that the licensee is open for business and the usual, customary or established retail price shall not be reduced; for the purposes of this subparagraph, a jumbo drink is defined as any drink containing more than 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol.
It is illegal to set one price for two beers.
No person may be buried under a sidewalk of a cemetery.
Citation: Sec. 9-1. Burial in streets, etc.; in lots, authorization, holding city harmless.
No body shall be buried in any of the streets, lanes, nor walkways in any city cemetery. No body shall be buried in any lot in any city cemetery until after the written interment request has been properly executed by the lot owner or relative of the deceased or the funeral director in charge of the funeral arrangements. Such interment request shall be submitted to the sexton or cemetery superintendent at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of burial services. Such interment request shall be of the following form:
INTERMENT REQUEST--CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Date_________, 19_________.
You are hereby authorized and instructed, subject to your rules and regulations to enter the remains of _________ Grave Space No. _________, Lot No. _________, Section _________ Cemetery _________ Owner of said lot being (or Deed) _________
The deceased was age _________, Sex _________, Social Security No. _________, Residence _________ DATE OF DEATH _________, DATE OF BIRTH _________
I hereby certify that I am the _________
(Relative, Lot Owner Or Funeral Director)
of the above named decedent and this is your authority to make disposition of the remains of said decedent as above indicated. I further certify and represent that I have the right to make this authorization, and I agree to hold the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia harmless from any liability on account of said authorization and interment.
Authorized Signature _________
Address _________
(Name of Funeral Director)
This request shall be submitted to the sexton or cemetery superintendent not less than 24 hours before the burial service is scheduled. The burial service shall not be scheduled later than 4:30 p.m.
I hereby authorize the above interment:
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia,
By: _________
The interment request shall be executed in triplicate, the original of which shall be filed at the cemetery, one copy shall be forwarded to the clerk of council for his files and the third copy shall be submitted to the funeral director in charge of the funeral arrangements. It shall be the duty of the sexton or the cemetery superintendent to obtain the executed interment request prior to the opening of the grave.
Picnics are prohibited in graveyards.
Citation: Sec. 9-7. Injury to property, trees, etc.--Picnicking; firearms.
No person in the city cemeteries shall pick flowers of any kind, break branches from shrubs or trees, or climb fences to the cemeteries or trees located therein. Picnicking, lunching, lounging, shooting or loud and boisterous or disorderly conduct are forbidden in the cemeteries. No person with firearms shall be permitted to enter the cemetery grounds.
Stink bombs are not allowed in the city limits.
Citation: Sec. 14-7. Annoying substances or devices; use, sale, possession.
It shall be unlawful to sell, or keep on hand for sale, or offer for sale, or use, or possess in the city or its police district, any substances or articles commonly known as itch powder, sneeze powder, stink bombs or similar substances or articles.
Barber shops may not open on Sundays.
Citation: Sec. 14-8. Barber shops; Sunday closing.
It shall be unlawful for any barber shop to be kept open or do any business on the Sabbath day.
To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a ‘suitable bathing suit’. However, this only applies during the daylight hours
Citation: Sec. 14-9. Bathing in public; suits required when.
It shall be unlawful for any one to bathe in any pond or branch within the corporate limits of the city between daylight and dark unless provided with suitable bathing suits, and no person shall bathe in the river anywhere between the north limits of the city and the southwest corner of the Exposition Park between daylight and dark, unless provided with suitable bathing suits; and from the southwest corner of park to southeast limit of the city persons may go in bathing at will.
Crosses may be burned on someone else’s property, so long as you have their permission.
Citation: Sec. 14-12. Cross, symbol, etc.; burning, placing, painting; consent required.
(a) Burning, on private property. It shall be unlawful for any persons to set fire to or burn, or attempt to set fire to or burn, or assist in setting fire to or burning, any cross, symbol or emblem upon private property owned or occupied by another within the city or its police district, unless the person so committing, or attempting to commit, or assisting in committing any such act secures, in advance, the consent so to do of all the owners and occupants of such property.
(b) Placing, on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or install, or attempt to place or install, or to assist in placing or installing, any cross, symbol or emblem upon private property owned or occupied by another, unless the person so committing, or attempting to commit, or assisting in committing any such act secures, in advance, the consent so to do of all the owners and occupants of such property.
(c) Burning, on public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to set fire to or burn, or attempt to set fire to or burn, or assist in setting fire to or burning any cross, symbol or emblem in the public streets, roads, or other public places.
(d) Painting, on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to write, paint, mark, place or install, or attempt so to do, or assist in so doing, upon private property owned or occupied by another, any mark, writing, sign, cross, symbol or emblem, upon private property owned or occupied by another, unless the person so committing, or attempting to commit, or assisting in committing any such act secures, in advance, the consent so to do of all the owners and occupants of such property.
(e) Painting, on public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to write, paint, mark, place or install, or attempt so to do, or assist in so doing, in the public streets, roads or other public places, any mark, writing, sign, cross, symbol or emblem, unless the person so committing, or attempting to commit, or assisting in so committing any such act is permitted so to do by ordinance or action of the governmental authority in charge of such public streets, roads, or public places.
Where a person is on trial for violation of this section, the burden shall be upon him to establish that he has secured the consent required hereby.
It is illegal to wear a hat in a movie theater.
Citation: Sec. 14-28. Hats; wearing in theaters.
It shall be unlawful for any person to wear a hat or any other covering of the head which obstructs the view of other persons, in any theater, opera house, motion picture theater or any other building where an entertainment is given and an admission charged, during any performance at such theater, opera house, motion picture theater or any other building where an entertainment is given and an admission charged.
It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, manager, or any other person in charge of any theater, opera house, motion picture theater, or any other building where an entertainment is given and an admission is charged to permit any person to wear a hat, or any other covering of the head which obstructs the view of other persons in any theater, opera house, motion picture theater or any other building where an entertainment is given and an admission charged.
No one may tease an idiot.
Citation: Sec. 14-34. Idiots, etc.; teasing, harassing.
It shall be unlawful and disorderly conduct for any person to tease or harass, either by words, signs or acts, on the streets or public places in the city any simple minded, idiotic, or crazy person, or any cripple, or other unfortunate person, and it is hereby made the especial duty of the police department to enforce the terms of this section.
Cussing over the telephone is against the law.
Citation: Sec. 14-49. Profanity over telephone.
It shall be unlawful for any person in the operation of any telephone installed within the city, to make use of any vulgar vituperation or profane language into and over such telephone.
Blow guns are not allowed to be used within the city limits.
Citation: Sec. 14-58. Slingshots, similar devices.
It shall be unlawful to shoot gravel, shot or marble, or any other thing out of a gravel shooter, blow gun or marble sling, or other device or implement of like character.
Model airplanes may be flown so long as they stay on either private property or city property adjacent to the county morgue.
Citation: Sec. 14-44.1. Model airplanes, unlawful to fly except in designated areas.
It shall be unlawful to fly within the city limits of Columbus , Georgia , model airplanes that are propelled by gasoline engines, except in the following described area:
(a) Privately owned property where the flight of such planes is confined within the boundary line of the privately owned property. This exception shall be applicable only prior to a complaint having been made to the police department by a person residing in a building the nearest part of which is within 500 feet of the ground over which such planes are flown and notice of such complaint has been given to the private owner by the police department.
(b) Property of Columbus , Georgia , north of Macon Road , which lies adjacent to the county morgue.
It is illegal to carve your initials on a tree, even if it is on your own property.
Citation: Sec. 14-46. Obscene writing, defacing property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to mark in obscene language, cut or otherwise deface any fence, house or tree in the city limits.
No one may practice the business of tattooing on Sunday.
Citation: Sec. 14-60.3. Same--Prohibited on Sunday or Sabbath days.
It shall be unlawful for any person, individual or firm to conduct the business of tattooing or marking or coloring the skin by pricking in coloring matter so as to form marks or figures or scars on any portion of the body of any individual on Sunday or the Sabbath days.
Conyers Laws
One may not place a dead bird on a neighbor's lawn.
Citation: Sec. 11-3-7 Dead animals; disposition.
No person shall place any dead animal upon his premises or upon the premises of any other person, or allow any dead animal to remain upon his premises or permit any dead animal belonging to the person to remain upon the premises of another without disposing of same or causing the animal to be properly removed or disposed of within 24 hours.
Rocks may not be thrown at birds.
Citation: Sec. 5-1. Molesting birds.
The city is hereby declared a bird sanctuary and no person shall hunt, kill, trap or decoy birds or rob their nests of eggs or young in the city. It shall also be unlawful for any person to shoot at or shoot birds with a gun, pistol, "BB" gun, air rifle, slingshot, or other instrument of like kind, or strike, or throw any object at a bird.
A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.
Citation: Sec. 5-2. Putting out poison.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to scatter or put out or otherwise distribute on his premises within the city any poison in any form or manner whatsoever which is or may likely be sufficiently lethal or of such strength as to cause death to any animal or fowl, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the chief of police.
(b) The chief of police may, in his discretion, issue or refuse to issue such permit. If issued, no charge shall be made for the same. If refused, the person seeking such permit may appeal to the mayor and city council. The chief of police shall in no event issue such permit for any area which is not enclosed by a fence. Provided, that nothing in this section shall apply to poisons which are made for the sole purpose of killing and destroying insect pests and rats and other rodents, if such poisons are not dangerous or injurious to chickens, turkeys, other domestic fowls, dogs, cats, cattle, hogs and other domestic animals, and if such poisons are not dangerous or injurious to human beings. Provided further, that this section shall not apply to such poisons as are distributed only in vapor or gaseous form by means of a spray gun or other similar means, but only to such poisons as are distributed in liquid form or in such form as may be eaten.
Persons may not wear hoods in public.
Citation: Sec. 14-3. Wearing masks, hoods in public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be and appear on any of the public streets of the city or in any of the public places of the city wearing a mask, hood or other apparel or regalia in such manner as to conceal his identity, or in such manner that his face is not fully visible, or in such manner that he may not be recognized; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to or enforced against children sixteen (16) years of age and under who may participate in traditional Halloween activities on the evening of the last day in October of each year, and who may be garbed in the usual or customary children's Halloween costumes.
It is illegal to play catch in any city street.
Citation: Sec. 14-6. Ballplaying.
It shall be unlawful for any person to play ball by throwing, catching, pitching or batting a ball on any public street, alley or sidewalk of the city.
Cars may not be driven through playgrounds.
Citation: Sec. 15-1. Motor vehicles restricted.
No motorized vehicles of any type shall be allowed on public parks, playgrounds, or school areas under the supervision of the department of parks and recreation unless the person operating such vehicle shall have first received written permission from the director of parks and recreation, with the exception of motorized vehicles entering such areas for the purpose of construction or routine maintenance. This section does not prohibit the use of motorized vehicles on established streets, roadways or parking areas, nor is the use of emergency vehicles prohibited.
Gainesville Laws
Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Explanation: Gainesville is the Poultry Capital of the World....as for the chicken and the fork....that was a joke the Police Department played on some visiting Atlanta Disk Jockeys several years ago...they actually created an ordinance to go with it.
Jonesboro Laws
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy."
Explanation: After the south was destroyed during the Civil War, former slaves who were now free had no place to go. As a result, they had no regular money, and sadly, little or no food. Many former slaves lived in Jonesboro the city, working for whatever money they could earn. Unfortunately, there was almost no work for them due to the economic downturn. Sometimes, when the richer gentlemen came to town, they would want their horses cleaned. Former slaves, some of whom hadn't eaten in days, would fight over who got to clean the horse. This would earn them enough money to eat for the night. As a result of the fights, many were killed, and were others injured. Because of all this, the city of Jonesboro passed a law saying that these wealthy people could no longer come to town and call for these former slaves. How did they used to call them? "Oh, boy!"
Marietta Laws
Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
Quitman Laws
It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.
Roswell Laws
Erotic dancing is prohibited on Sundays.
Citation: Section 4.2.1 Erotic dance establishment regulations.
No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity shall advertise or cause to be advertised an erotic dance establishment to be located in the City of Roswell without a valid adult business license issued pursuant to this chapter.
No later than March 1 of each year, an erotic dance establishment licensee shall file a verified report with the city administrator showing the licensee's gross receipts and amounts paid to dancers for the preceding calendar year.
An erotic dance establishment licensee shall maintain and retain for a period of two (2) years the names, addresses and ages of all persons employed as dancers.
No erotic dance establishment licensee shall employ or contract with as a dancer a person under the age of eighteen (18) years or a person not licensed pursuant to this chapter.
An erotic dance establishment may be open between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 5:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight .
No licensee shall permit his place of business to be open on Sundays.
No erotic dance establishment licensee shall serve, sell, distribute or suffer the consumption or possession of any intoxicating liquor or controlled substance upon the premises of the licensee.
An erotic dance establishment licensee shall conspicuously display all licenses required by this chapter.
All dancing shall occur on a platform intended for that purpose which is raised at least eighteen (18) inches from the level of the floor.
No dancing shall occur closer than four (4) feet to any patron.
No dancer shall fondle or caress any patron, and no patron shall fondle or caress any dancer.
No patron shall directly pay or give any gratuity to any dancer.
No dancer shall solicit any pay or gratuity from any patron.
All areas of an establishment licensed hereunder shall be fully lighted at all times patrons are present. Full lighting shall mean illumination equal to three and five-tenths (3.5) foot-candles per square foot.
If any portion or subparagraph of this section of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder or application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
The flooring of adult bookstores and video stores must be nonabsorbant and smooth textured.
St. Mary's Laws
No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
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