City of Glenwood, WI Article III Nude Dancing in Licensed Establishments

[Adopted 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-02 as Title 11, Ch. 7, of the 2003 Code]

§ 163-24 Prohibited acts.

It is unlawful for any person to perform or engage in, or for any licensee or manager or agent of the licensee to permit any person, employee, entertainer or patron to perform or engage in, any live act, demonstration, dance or exhibition on the premises of a licensed establishment which:

A. Shows his or her genitals, pubic area, vulva, anus, anal clef or cleavage with less than fully opaque coverage;

B. Shows any portion of the female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or

C. Shows the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.

§ 163-25 Exemptions.

The provisions of this article do not apply to the following licensed establishments: theaters, performing arts centers, civic centers, and dinner theaters where live dance, ballet, music and dramatic performances of serious artistic merit are offered on a regular basis and in which the predominant business or attraction is not the offering to customers of entertainment which is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to such customers and where the establishment is not distinguished by an emphasis on, or the advertising or promotion of, employees engaging in nude erotic dancing.

§ 163-26 Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT

Any establishment licensed by the City of Glenwood City to sell alcohol beverages pursuant to Ch. 125, Wis. Stats.

LICENSEE

The holder of a retail Class "A," Class "B," "Class A," "Class B" or "Class C" license granted by the Common Council of the City of Glenwood City pursuant to Ch. 125, Wis. Stats.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 163-27 Violations and penalties. [1]

Any person, partnership, or corporation who or which violates any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code per violation. A separate offense and violation shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues. In addition, violation of this article constitutes sufficient grounds for suspending, revoking or nonrenewing an alcohol beverage license under § 125.12, Wis. Stats.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).