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Senate Bill S6300

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of an adult entertainment business within 1000 feet of a school, place of worship, or etc.

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2009-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4606
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-E ยง300, Gen Muni L

2009-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of an adult entertainment business within 1000 feet of a school, place of worship, etc., unless expressly permitted by local ordinance; defines adult entertainment business.

2009-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6300

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
  the  location  of  an adult entertainment business within one thousand
  feet of certain public places

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 13-E to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 13-E
                ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES; LOCATION
SECTION 300. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES; LOCATION.
  S 300. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES; LOCATION. THE OPERATION  OF  AN
ADULT  ENTERTAINMENT  BUSINESS  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND FEET OF ANY PUBLIC
PLACE OF WORSHIP, ANY SCHOOL OR BUS STOP, ANY MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY  PLAY-
GROUND  OR PLACE DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, OR ANY AREA ZONED FOR
RESIDENTIAL USE IS PROHIBITED, UNLESS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED  BY  ORDINANCE
OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY EXERCISING ZONING JURISDICTION
OVER THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, "ADULT ENTER-
TAINMENT  BUSINESS"  SHALL  INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ADULT ARCADES,
ADULT BOOKSTORES OR VIDEO  STORES,  ADULT  PARAPHERNALIA  STORES,  ADULT
CABARETS,  ADULT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS, ADULT MOTION PICTURE
THEATERS,  ADULT  THEATERS,  MASSAGE  ESTABLISHMENTS  THAT  OFFER  ADULT
SERVICE OR NUDE MODEL STUDIOS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01099-01-9

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