[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wanaque 6-24-1981 as Ord. No. 8-0-81. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Wearing of proper beach apparel — See Ch. 57.
Making of offensive remarks — See Ch. 85.
A. 
The purpose of this chapter is to control and regulate the distribution, sale, circulation and exposure of movie film, movie tapes, video cassettes, magazines, pictures, drawings, photographs and other publications devoted to the presentation and exploration of sexual acts, normal or perverted, lust, passion, depravity, nudity and immorality and the distribution and sale of devices, implements and other materials designated to sexually stimulate.
B. 
It is further declared that the operation of any establishment, public or private, as a massage parlor, bath parlor or any similar type of business where any physical contact with the recipient of such service is provided by a person of the opposite sex is a matter of public concern and the provisions hereinafter described are enacted and their necessity in the public interest is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADULT BOOKSTORE
Any business or business operation which sells, distributes or otherwise conveys any obscene materials described in the definition of "obscene" herein.
OBSCENE
That which, to the average person applying contemporary community standards, when considered as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal to the prurient interest. Any movie film, movie tape, video cassette, magazine, picture, drawing, photograph or other publication and any mechanical or electronic gadget, implement or device designed to sexually stimulate shall be "obscene" within the meaning of this chapter, if it is established that:
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The dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest;
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The material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards, relating to the description or representation of sexual matters; and
C. 
The material is utterly without redeeming social value or the work taken as a whole lacks serious artistic, literary, political or scientific value.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or other type or form of business which may be conducted in this state.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined herein, to:
(1) 
Operate any establishment, regardless of whether it is a public or private facility, as a massage parlor, bath parlor or any similar type business where any physical contact with the recipient of such service provided is thereby resulting in sexual conduct.
(2) 
Use or occupy any building, structure or premises as adult bookstore, as herein defined.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person as defined herein to sell, distribute or otherwise convey any obscene materials described in the definition of "obscene" in § 83-2.
A. 
Any person, as defined above, who shall violate any of the prohibitions of § 83-3 shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each and every offense.
B. 
A violation of § 83-3 shall also be grounds for revocation of any license or certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality on the premises.
C. 
Every day that the provisions of this chapter are violated by any person as defined herein shall be a separate and distinct violation of this chapter.