Virginia Administrative Code
Title 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS CONTROL
Agency 5 - VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY
Chapter 50 - RETAIL OPERATIONS
Section 3VAC5-50-140 - Prohibited conduct on licensed premises

Universal Citation: 3 VA Admin Code 5-50-140

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The following conduct upon any licensed premises is prohibited:

1. The real or simulated display of any portion of the genitals, pubic hair or buttocks, or any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, by any employee, or by any other person; except that when entertainers are on a platform or stage and reasonably separated from the patrons of the establishment, they shall be in conformity with subdivision 2;

2. The real or simulated display of any portion of the genitals, pubic hair or anus by an entertainer, or any portion of the areola of the breast of a female entertainer. When not on a platform or stage and reasonably separate from the patrons of the establishment, entertainers shall be in conformity with subdivision 1;

3. Any real or simulated act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, masturbation, flagellation or any other sexual act prohibited by law, by any person, whether an entertainer or not; or

4. The fondling or caressing by any person, whether an entertainer or not, of his own or of another's breast, genitals or buttocks.

As used in this section, the term "reasonably separated" shall mean that no portion of the body of an entertainer may come in contact with any portion of the body of a patron.

B. No mixed beverage licensee shall permit any person connected with the licensed business in any capacity to enter or remain on the premises with less than a fully-opaque covering of the genitals, pubic hair or buttocks, or any portion of the breast below the top of the areola. For the purposes of this subsection, "connected with the licensed business" shall mean:

(i) any owner, partner, member, manager, agent, or employee of the licensed business;

(ii) any entertainer or other contractor with the licensed business; or

(iii) any participant in any contest, display, or other event conducted by or at the invitation of the licensed business.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are primarily devoted to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific or political value.

Statutory Authority

§§ 4.1-103 and 4.1-111 of the Code of Virginia.

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