(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to promote pornography; a person commits the offense of promoting pornography if, knowing its content and character, he or she:
(1) Disseminates or causes to be disseminated any pornographic material in or from a public place or vehicle, or for valuable consideration; or has in his or her possession any pornographic material with intent to do disseminate; or knowingly allows the use of any business, building, vehicle or place owned, leased, conducted or managed by him or her for such dissemination of pornographic material;
(2) Sells an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is being exhibited or is about to be exhibited material or a performance which is pornographic;
(3) Admits, by accepting a ticket or pass, a person to premises where there is being exhibited or is about to exhibited material or a performance which is pornographic;
(4) Produces, presents, directs or knowingly allows the use of any business, building, vehicle or place, owned, leased, conducted or managed by him or her to be used for a pornographic performance before an audience;
(5) Participates in that portion of a live performance before an audience which makes it pornographic; and
(6) Panders, displays publicly or disseminates door to door any pornographic material or performance, or causes such pandering, public display or door to door dissemination.
(B) For the purposes of this section, possession of two or more identical copies of any pornographic material by any person engaged in the business of disseminating material, as defined above, shall be prima facie evidence of possession with intent to disseminate for valuable consideration.
(1987 Code, § 94-5) (Ord. 4-90, passed 7-3-1990) Penalty, see § 112.99