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Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-72-1. General provisions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

It shall be unlawful of any person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial establishment located within the town of Johnston, at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale or consumption on the premises, to, without a license pursuant to § 5-72-2:

(1) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to the public view that area of the human breast at or below the areola.

(2) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the portions of the human female breast as described in subsection (1).

(3) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to public view his or her genitals or pubic area.

(4) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the genitals or pubic area.

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