COLUMBUS, KS — Visitors to Cherokee County KS exotic dance clubs will find that they’re getting more for their money than ever before – more clothes on the dancers, that is.Thanks to a recent resolution adopted by the Cherokee County Commission, nudity in strip clubs is no longer legal.
Further adding to the inconvenience of offering adult entertainment in the area is a new requirement that all related businesses procure a business license, a license for each manager, a license for each performer, and a license for every person serving food or beverages.
Business licenses are $1,000 per year, with managers and performers needing to cough up $250 annual for their licenses. Wait staff must pay $100 per year for the privilege of serving customers.
The new regulations affect three businesses already providing services and will apply to any that open in the future.
“I think this is a good plan,” Commissioner Charlie Napier opined to the Joplin Globe.
County Counselor Kevin Cure is eager to begin putting the new regulations into action, observing that a club which claims to offer nude dancing is in violation with not only the new rules but those established in 1992. According to Cure, the club serves alcohol in an area that does not obscure the performers from view with a wall.
Also facing expensive changes are the Sensations Gentleman’s Club and Terry’s Outlet, which sells videos, toys, novelties, and print publications.
Licenses may be denied by the country for anyone convicted of a sex crime or a number of offenses involving firearms, alcohol, or promoting obscenity.
