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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Stripper Bill Moves to House Judiciary Committee
Posted by Greg Hambrick on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:24 PM
A bill promoted by the Palmetto Family Council restricting adult entertainers adult bookstores will head to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The bill would require six feet between patrons and entertainers during a performance, targeting those high-dollar personal shows that PFC's Oran Smith says go a little too far.
"There are some things that go on there that are clearly entertainment — even though it might be a little edgy," he said of the strip shows. "When it becomes a lap dance and it becomes a champagne room, that's bordering on something that should not be occurring."
Smith said that he felt like the law could go further, but that they were taking a moderate course to address the most offensive acts.
The bill, as approved by the Judicial subcommittee on Thursday, would prohibit adult entertainment from midnight to 6 a.m. While some may consider of few of those hours as prime time at the nudie bar, Smith sensed that their needed to be some "guardrails" — much like prohibitions on liquor store hours.
But the law, as currently drafted, would also prevent adult novelty and bookstores from remaining open past midnight.
Tennessee lawyer Scott Bergthold, who specializes in adult business legislation, says that there are a number of examples of states restricting the hours of operations for strip clubs and adult bookstores.
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