<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-127. - Prohibition; license required.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Public nudity prohibited.</span>
               
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               (1)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to appear nude or in a state of nudity in any
               public place within the county.
               
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               (2)
               
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               The purpose of this section is to prohibit nude conduct in order to prevent the negative
               secondary effects noted in the preamble to the ordinance from which this article is
               derived that have been shown to accompany adult live entertainment. This section is
               not intended to prohibit any constitutionally protected form of expression. Rather,
               the purpose is to prohibit public nudity across the board. This section shall not
               be deemed to allow conduct prohibited by G.S. 14-190.9 (indecent exposure).
               
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               (3)
               
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               The provisions of this section shall not apply to any theatrical production which
               contains nudity, as defined under this article, performed in a theater by a professional
               or amateur or musical company, provided such production is not in violation of G.S.
               14-190.1 (obscenity).
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">License required.</span>
               
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               (1)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to own, directly or indirectly, a legal, equitable
               or beneficial interest in, to operate or to manage an adult establishment, either
               as a principal or accessory use, as herein defined, without first acquiring and keeping
               in full force and effect at all times a license in compliance with the provisions
               of this article.
               
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               (2)
               
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               A separate license shall be required for each location, place or premises where an
               adult establishment is operated or conducted and an adult establishment shall not
               be operated, carried on or conducted in any place other than the place designated
               in or by the license secured under this article.
               
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               (3)
               
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               The license required by this article shall be issued solely in the individual name
               of the applicant or owner and may not be issued in the name of any corporation, partnership
               or other assumed name.
               
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               (4)
               
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               The license and fees required by this article shall be in addition to any other privilege,
               license or permit required by the state and county.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 14-107; Ord. of 2-21-1995, Â§ 1)
               
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