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(A) A person shall not knowingly or willfully display at any store, newsstand, video cassette rental center, or other business establishment other than a licensed adult entertainment establishment any publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work, if the cover, movie video jacket, or other packaging of the publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work is characterized by descriptions, representations, or depictions of sexual acts, sexual excitement, nude or partially denuded human figures, or sadomasochistic abuse; and the publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work is harmful to minors, unless the manner in which the publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work is displayed conceals the cover, movie video jacket, or other packaging from the general public and unless reasonable precautions are made to prevent minors from directly obtaining access to such publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work within that business establishment.
(B) A person shall not knowingly sell, rent, loan, or otherwise distribute for monetary consideration to a minor any publication, article, book, magazine, movie, recording, or other work which is harmful to minors, nor shall any person knowingly exhibit for monetary consideration to a minor, or knowingly sell to a minor an admission ticket or pass or knowingly admit a minor for monetary consideration to any premises wherein is exhibited any motion picture, show, or other presentation which is harmful to minors.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 133.12) (Lou. Ord. No. 115-1977, approved 11-1-1977; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 3-1988, approved 1-14-1988; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 48-2007, approved 3-26-2007) Penalty, see § 133.99
If any provision of this chapter as now or later amended or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 10.07) (Jeff. Ord. 36-1994, adopted and effective 12-20-1994; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 48-2007, approved 3-26-2007)
Any person who violates any provision of § 133.12 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 50 days, or both, for each offense. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person cited hereunder for a failure to meet a requirement hereof may be cited again for that failure one or more days after a prior citation and in such case each citation shall constitute a separate offense.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 133.99) (Lou. Ord. No. 17-1961, approved 1-13-1961; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 107-1971, approved 7-27-1971; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 115-1977, approved 11-1-1977; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 3-1988, approved 1-14-1988; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 48-2007, approved 3-26-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 7-2020, approved 2-21-2020, eff. 5-21-2020)