As used in this article, the following terms, words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:
An establishment of any size or description having any portion of its stock in trade, including but not limited to books, newspapers, movie films, devices, pamphlets, magazines, slides, photographs, drawings, visual representations or writings distinguished or characterized by emphasis on matter depicting, describing or related to specific anatomical areas or to specified sexual activities, or a business establishment having a segment or portion of its premises devoted to the display or sale of pornographic materials.
For the purpose of determining and applying "contemporary community standards" as used herein, the term "community" shall mean the Township of Carroll.
Any method of pressure on or friction against or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, caressing, or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations commonly used in the practice of massage, under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that the person to whom the treatment is provided or some third person on his or her behalf will pay money or give any other consideration or any gratuity therefor.
Any establishment having a source of income or compensation derived from the practice of massage, but shall exclude licensed hospitals, licensed nursing homes, medical, clinical and the other offices and quarters of licensed health professional practitioners.
Uncovered, or less than opaquely covered, post-pubertal human genitals or pubic area, the post-pubertal human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola or the covered human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. For the purpose of this definition, a female breast is considered uncovered if the nipple only or the nipple and areola only are covered.
Advertising or propagandizing in connection with the sale of material, the offering of a service, or the presentation or exhibition of a performance by appealing to the prurient interest of potential customers.
Any individual, or any firm, partnership, corporation, or other association of individuals or group acting as a unit.
That which, to the average person applying contemporary community standards when considered as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal to prurient interest. Any movie film, movie tape, videocassette, magazine, picture, drawing, photograph, image, figure, writing, sound recording, article, instrument or other publication and any mechanical or electronic gadget, implement or device to sexually stimulate shall be obscene within the meaning of this article if it is established that:
The dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals the prurient interest;
The material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters;
Taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
Desire or craving for sexual stimulation or gratification. In determining "prurient interest," the material or performance shall be judged with reference to average persons, unless it appears from the character of the material or performance that it is designed to appeal to the prurient interest of a particular group of persons, including but not limited to homosexuals or sadomasochists, in which case the predominant appeal of the matter shall be judged with reference to its intended recipient group.
Flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in a sexually revealing or bizarre costume, or the condition of such person being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained, in an apparent act of sexual stimulation or gratification.
Includes the genitals, pubic area, penis, scrotum, vulva, perineum, anus, buttocks or vaginal cavity.
The facial expressions, movements, utterance or other responses of a human male or female, whether alone or with others, whether clothed or not, who is in an apparent state of sexual stimulation or arousal, or experiencing the physical or sensual reactions of humans engaging in or witnessing sexual conduct.
Human male genital organ in a discernibly turgid state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
Acts of human sexual intercourse, human masturbation, human sodomy, deviate sexual intercourse between human beings, human sexual intercourse with an animal;
Fondling, indecent contact or other erotic touching of specified anatomical areas.