It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate
the public display by retailers of obscene materials, particularly
where such materials are likely to be viewed by minors, and thereby
control and minimize any adverse effects.
No retailer who operates a store, newsstand,
booth, concession or similar business with unimpeded access to persons
under 18 years of age or is in the business of making sales of periodicals
or other publications at retail, containing pictures, drawings or
photographs, shall display or permit to be displayed at its business
premises any obscene material at any location in the premises, except
behind the service counter (in that area to which the public is not
invited), and, in which case, such obscene material shall not be displayed
without a blinder or other covering placed over or printed on the
front of the material displayed so as to completely cover any specified
anatomical area appearing on the cover of the publication. The public
display of obscene material shall constitute presumptive evidence
that the retailer knowingly made or permitted the display.
[Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-20-2021]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by the penalty provisions in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalties, of the Township Code. Each and every day that such a violation continues shall be considered a separate and specific violation of this chapter.