November 6, 2008, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, CLARKE, JACOBS and BARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to authorize a local unit of government to enact an
ordinance requiring any person employed at an adult entertainment
business to obtain a work permit; and to provide for the powers and
duties of certain government officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local
regulation of adult entertainment business employees act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Adult entertainment business" means a nightclub, bar,
restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that provides live
nude entertainment or live nude performances for an audience of 2
or more individuals.
(b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village, or
township.
(c) "Nude" means either of the following:
(i) Entirely unclothed.
(ii) Clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible
through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts
below the top of the areola of the breasts, if the person is
female, or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.
Sec. 5. (1) A local unit of government may adopt an ordinance
requiring any person employed at an adult entertainment business,
including, but not limited to, dancers, waitresses, waiters,
bartenders, dishwashers, or janitors, to obtain a permit to work at
the adult entertainment business.
(2) A local unit of government that adopts an ordinance under
this section may require an applicant for a permit to provide any
of the following information:
(a) Name.
(b) Date of birth.
(3) A local unit of government that adopts an ordinance under
this section shall establish clear standards for reviewing and
approving or denying a permit to work at an adult entertainment
business, and the permitting process shall not take any longer than
14 days to complete from the time the permit application is filed.