1. An owner, manager, or person who exercises direct control over a place of business required to obtain a sales or use tax permit shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor under any of the following circumstances: a. Ifsuch person allows or permits the actual or simulated public performance of any sex act upon or in such place of business. b. Ifsuch person allows or permits the exposure of the genitals or buttocks or female breast of any person who acts as a waiter or waitress. c. If such person allows or permits the exposure of the genitals or female breast nipple of any person who acts as an entertainer, whether or not the owner of the place of business in which the activity isperformed employs or pays any compensation tosuch person to perform such activity. d. Ifsuch person allows or permits any person to remain in or upon the place of business who exposes to public view the person’s genitals, pubic hair,or anus. e. If such person advertises that any activity prohibited by this section is allowed or permitted in such place of business. f. Ifsuch person allows or permits a minor to engage in or otherwise perform in a live act intended to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interests of patrons. 2. However, if such person allows or permits a minor to participate in any act included in subsection 1, paragraphs “a” through “d”, the person shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 3. Except for subsection 1,paragraph “f”, the provisions of this section shall not applyto a theater, concert hall, art center, museum, or similar establishment which is primarily devoted tothe arts or theatrical performances and in which any of the circumstances contained in this section were permitted or allowed as part of such art exhibits or performances.
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