| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. |
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| | | This bill would prohibit the operation of adult entertainment | | establishments within a specified radius of churches, schools, | | public parks and residential zones. Under this bill, "adult | | entertainment establishment" would be defined as a sexually | | oriented business, including, but not limited to, adult amusement | | stores, adult video stores, adult bookstores, adult novelty | | stores, adult motion picture theaters, on-site video screening | | establishments, adult arcades, adult entertainment nightclubs or | | bars, adult spas, establishments featuring strippers or erotic | | dancers and escort agencies. |
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| | | This bill would also require state licensing of all adult | | entertainment establishment owners, managers and employees. |
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| | | The purpose of this bill is to protect the health, safety and | | welfare of children and families in the State and preserve their | | quality of life. It is not the intent of this bill to suppress | | any speech activities protected by the First Amendment, but to | | enact a content-neutral law that addresses the secondary effects | | of sexually oriented businesses. |
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