ENFORCEMENT

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. VI, ch. 151, pt. 4

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.401 Operation of unlicensed premises unlawful.

Sec. 151.401. - Operation of unlicensed premises unlawful. Unless allowed by this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a dancing entertainment establishment unless the business shall have a currently valid license under this Chapter, which license shall not be under suspension or revocation. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.402 Admission of minors unlawful.

Sec. 151.402. - Admission of minors unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to admit or to permit the admission of persons under the age of 18 within a licensed premises or upon any premises where there is any activity or property which requires a license under this Chapter. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.403 Unlawful sales.

Sec. 151.403. - Unlawful sales. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter or give, or to offer to sell, barter or give, to any person any service, material, device or thing sold or offered for sale at a dancing entertainment establishment that would require an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, or adult entertainment establishment license. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-136-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.404 Interference with inspectors.

Sec. 151.404. - Interference with inspectors. No person shall interfere with or obstruct inspectors in the performance of their official duties. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.405 Tampering with notices, etc.

Sec. 151.405. - Tampering with notices, etc. No person shall mutilate, obstruct, tear down, remove or otherwise tamper with an official notice, seal or poster unless authorized to do so by the Sheriff by this Chapter. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.406 False statements prohibited.

Sec. 151.406. - False statements prohibited. No person shall knowingly make, induce or cause to be made by another a false, untrue or misleading statement or a signature of another on a certificate, application, registration, report or other document required to be prepared pursuant to this Chapter. No person shall knowingly make a false, untrue or misleading oral statement to the Sheriff as to any matter investigated by the Sheriff. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.407 Unlawful reproduction or alteration of documents.

Sec. 151.407. - Unlawful reproduction or alteration of documents. No person shall reproduce or alter, or cause to be reproduced or altered, a license, report, certificate or other document issued by the Sheriff if the purpose of the reproduction or alteration is the evasion or violation of a provision of this Chapter or any other law. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.408 Employment of persons under the age of 18 prohibited.

Sec. 151.408. - Employment of persons under the age of 18 prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any owner, proprietor, manager or other person in charge of any regulated premises to employ any person who is not at least 18 years of age. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.409 Age of customer.

Sec. 151.409. - Age of customer. It shall be unlawful for any owner, proprietor, manager or other person in charge of any regulated premises to allow any person under the age of 18 years to patronize or be upon a regulated premises. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.410 Restrictions on entertainment.

Sec. 151.410. - Restrictions on entertainment. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on in a dancing entertainment establishment, the operation of any activity that would require a license under Chapter 150. (b) It shall be unlawful for an employee at a dancing entertainment establishment to straddle any customer or patron. (c) It shall be unlawful for any employee at a dancing entertainment establishment to offer or agree to straddle a customer or patron. (d) It shall be unlawful for any employee of a dancing entertainment establishment to intentionally touch the clothed or unclothed body of any customer or patron, at any point below the waist and above the knee of the customer or patron. (e) It shall be unlawful for any employee of a dancing entertainment establishment to suffer or permit a customer or patron to touch the clothed or unclothed body of such employee at any point below the waist and above the knee of the employee. (f) It shall be unlawful for any employee of a dancing entertainment establishment to touch the clothed or unclothed breast of any customer or patron. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-136-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.411 Hours of operation.

Sec. 151.411. - Hours of operation. Dancing entertainment establishments shall not be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and noon. (Ord. 2005-743-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.412 Written warning of violation.

Sec. 151.412. - Written warning of violation. (a) If the Sheriff issues a citation to a performer or employee for a violation of Section 150.606(a)—(d), the dancing entertainment establishment shall provide a written warning to the performer or employee. (b) After one written warning, the dancing entertainment establishment shall terminate a performer upon the next violation of Section 150.606(a)—(d) and notify the Sheriff that the performer cannot procure a dance performance permit for 12 months. (c) The provisions governing nude or semi-nude entertainment as defined in Section 150.605 shall be posted plainly in 24 print font on a sign at least 8½ × 11 in size in a public area in all dancing entertainment establishments. (Ord. 2006-1127-E, § 8)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 151.413 Reserved.

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITVIBUTROC_CH151DAENESCO_PT4ENFetched: 10/27/2026