<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-31. - Purpose and authority.</div>
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               It is the purpose of this article to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote
               the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the County of Currituck,
               and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious effects
               of sexually oriented businesses. The provisions of this article have neither the purpose
               nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative
               materials or other expressive activities, including sexually oriented materials or
               activities. Similarly, it is not the intent nor effect of this article to restrict
               or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment,
               or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment
               to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of this article to in
               any way condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material or material harmful
               to minors. The authority for this regulation is G.S. 160A-174, 160A-181.1, and 160A-194.
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               (Ord. of 7-7-03, Â§ 1)
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