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6.32.010 Chapter 6.32 DISPLAY OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT READING MATERIAL Sections: 6.32.010 Findings And Declarations 6.32.020 Definitions 6.32.030 Unlawful Displays 6.32.040 Adults Only Areas 6.32.050 Opaque Display 6.32.060 Enforcement 6.32.010 Findings And Declarations: The city council finds and declazes that there exists in the city a tendency towazd a display of adult magazines and books in liquor stores, grocery markets, drugstores and other retail outlets in such a manner that children, often of tender yeazs, aze exposed to book and magazine covers depicting explicit sexual activity and showing human genitals and pubic re- gions in a sexually explicit manner. The city council finds that such exposure establishes a tone in the community in- consistent with morality and good order. The council, therefore, fmds that it is in the best interest of public health, safety and welfare to restrict the display of reading material with sexually explicit covers and to adopt the following regula- tions so that the adverse impacts of such material on children and the community as a whole will be kept to a minimum. (Prior Code § 4-8.15) 6.32.020 Definitions: The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall be defined as follows: A. "Commercial establishment" means any place of business in which minors are permitted in the city. B. "Explicit sexual depictions" means any picture, photograph, drawing, decora- tion or other illustration depicting: 1. Human genitals in a state of sexual arousal, stimulation, or otherwise empha- sizing the genitals; 2. Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, bestiality, buggery, cunnilingus, fellatio, pederasty, homosex- uality, sadomasochism or similar acts; 3. Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic regions or female breasts. C. "Person" means any individual, part- nership, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity. D. "Reading material" means any book, magazine, pamphlet or newspaper offered for sale in a commercial establishment. (Prior Code § 4-8.16) 6.32.030 Unlawful Display: No person shall display reading materi- al having covers with explicit sexual depictions in any commercial establish- ment in the city except as provided in this chapter. (Prior Code § 4-8.17) 6.32.040 Adults Only Areas: Reading material having covers with explicit sexual depictions may be dis- played in a commercial establishment in an area set aside and clearly posted for 168-3 (Pleasanton February 2002)