Haltom City |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 62. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGULATIONS |
Article VIII. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES |
§ 62-261. Additional regulations for nude modeling businesses.
In addition to other offenses set forth in this Article, citations may be issued for the following offenses at a nude modeling business:
(a)
An operator shall not employ any person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age for the purpose of acting as a live nude model for customers.
(b)
A person under eighteen (18) years of age may not appear for customers while in a state of nudity, seminudity, or simulated nudity on the premises of a nude modeling business. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection if the person under eighteen (18) years was in a restroom not open to public view or persons of the opposite sex.
(c)
A person commits an offense if he appears in a state of nudity or knowingly allows another to appear in a state of nudity, seminudity, or simulated nudity in an area of a nude modeling business premises that can be viewed from the public right-of-way.
(d)
A nude modeling business shall not place or permit a bed, sofa, or mattress in any room on the premises, except that a sofa may be placed in a reception room open to the public.
(e)
A customer at a nude modeling business commits an offense if he touches an employee who is exposing any specified anatomical areas or touches the clothing of the employee.
(f)
An operator or an employee of a nude modeling business commits an offense if he permits any customer access to an area of the premises not visible from the manager's station or not visible by a walk-through of the premises without entering a closed area, excluding a restroom.
(Ord. No. O-2013-012-15, § 1, 6-24-13)