[Adopted 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 2015]
The purpose of this article is to provide for
the economic and social welfare, health and peace of the people of
the Borough of Bergenfield, and its provisions shall be liberally
construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.
A.
No person shall be employed or otherwise permitted
by any licensee to perform dancing or other entertainment in or upon
any licensed premises in a lewd, licentious or lascivious manner.
B.
No person shall be employed or otherwise permitted
by any licensee to appear upon the licensed premises in any act, scene,
sketch, dance or other form of entertainment for the benefit of patrons
with either or both breasts or lower part of the torso uncovered or
so thinly covered or draped so as to appear uncovered. No such person
shall accept or solicit gratuities from a patron or invitee in furtherance
of, or as a payment for, a performance prohibited by this article;
nor shall a proprietor of a licensed premises permit such activity.
C.
No waiters, waitresses, or other employees who serve
patrons shall appear in the presence of such patrons with either or
both breasts or the lower part of the torso uncovered or so thinly
covered or draped so as to appear uncovered.
A.
Violation of any provision of this article shall be
cause for a summons to be issued by any member of the Bergenfield
Police Department.
B.
Any person conducting a business duly licensed to sell alcoholic beverages who violates any provision of § 87-14 shall be subject to a penalty for each offense of not more than $500 or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each offense.
C.
No provision of this article shall be construed to
impair any common law or statutory cause of action or legal remedy
therefrom of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation
of this article or from other law.
