IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing chapters 43 and 59, Jackson County Code,1984, relating to Massage Establishments and Pornography and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new chapter relating to Adult Live Entertainment and Adult Entertainment Businesses, consisting of 39 sections, with a severability clause, penalty provision, and an effective date.
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ORDINANCE #3969, January 14, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwarter, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Greg Grounds and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that a substantial need exists to provide for licensing and regulation of sexually oriented businesses and employees within Jackson County, and,
WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses require special supervision from the public safety agencies of the County in order to protect and preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the employees and patrons of such businesses, as well as the citizens of the County, and to prevent the harmful secondary effects of these businesses; and,
WHEREAS, studies in other jurisdictions have shown that businesses providing adult live entertainment are increasingly associated with ongoing prostitution, disruptive conduct, and other criminal activity which is not currently subject to effective regulation and which constitutes an immediate threat to the public peace, health, and safety; and,
WHEREAS, these studies have shown that regulation of the adult live entertainment industry is necessary to deter prostitution and high-risk sexual conduct that may be associated with adult live entertainment facilities and to limit the health hazards of sexually transmitted diseases, including syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis-B, and HIV/AIDS, that may result; and,
WHEREAS, licensing is a legitimate and reasonable means of accountability to ensure that operators of sexually...
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