§ 3-17-13. Adult entertainment establishment employees.

(a)

Qualifications.

(1)

Employees of an adult entertainment establishment shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age.

(2)

No person who has ever been convicted of or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a felony, or a crime that would be a felony if committed in the State of Georgia shall be permitted to be an employee of an adult entertainment establishment.

(3)

No person shall be an employee of an adult entertainment establishment who has ever been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime of moral turpitude including, but not limited to, those involving: lottery; gambling; possession or sale of any controlled substance or dangerous drug; unlawful sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages; prostitution; solicitation of prostitution; sodomy; solicitation of sodomy; masturbation for hire; selling, loaning, distributing, exhibiting, or furnishing illegal material to minors; or receiving stolen property.

(b)

Approval for employment. No person may work in an adult entertainment establishment without first obtaining a license therefore from the county. Before any person may work on a licensed premises, he or she shall file an application for such license with the licensing officer of the intended employment on forms supplied by the licensing officer and shall receive approval of such employment, based upon the standards contained herein, from the licensing officer. An investigation fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall accompany the application at the time it is filed. The prospective employee shall also supply a set of fingerprints on official Henry County or United States Department of Justice forms, and consent to a criminal background check. Upon approval of the application, the employee may begin working on the licensed premises. If approval is denied, the prospective employee may appeal as otherwise provided herein.

(c)

Independent contractors. For the purpose of this chapter, any person working in an adult entertainment establishment, whether considered to be an employee or independent contractor, shall be considered as employees and shall be licensed as employees, regardless of the business relationship with the owner or licensee of any adult entertainment establishment.

(Ord. No. 11-10, 12-19-11)