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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-1-303. Location of adult-oriented businesses

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An adult-oriented business shall not be located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of a child care facility, park, place of worship, playground, public library, recreational area or facility, residence, school, or walking trail.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the measurement required in subsection (a) of this section shall be made in a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult-oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a child care facility, park, place of worship, playground, public library, recreational area or facility, residence, school, or walking trail.

(c) An adult-oriented business lawfully operating in conformity with this section is not in violation of this section if a child care facility, park, place of worship, playground, public library, recreational area or facility, residence, school, or walking trail subsequently locates within one thousand feet (1,000′) of the adult-oriented business.

(d) An adult-oriented performance shall not:

(1) Take place on public property;

(2) Admit any minor for attendance; or

(3) Be funded in whole or in part with public funds.

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