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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_fl_stat_847_001_definition",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statute 847.001: state-level adult entertainment establishment definition",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida defines adult entertainment establishment to mean adult bookstore, adult theater, special cabaret, and unlicensed massage establishment.",
      "body": "Florida defines adult entertainment establishment to mean adult bookstore, adult theater, special cabaret, and unlicensed massage establishment.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Adult entertainment establishment\" means the following terms as defined: (a) \"Adult bookstore\" means any corporation, partnership, or business of any kind which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults, which has as part of its stock books, magazines, other periodicals, videos, discs, or other graphic media and which offers, sells, provides, or rents for a fee any sexually oriented material. (b) \"Adult theater\" means an enclosed building or an enclosed space within a building used for presenting either films, live plays, dances, or other performances that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults. (c) \"Special Cabaret\" means any business that features persons who engage in specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults.”\n\nNote: The definition requires a physical business open to patrons; private production for online sale from a home is not within scope of these definitions.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899%2F0847%2FSections%2F0847.001.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Adult entertainment establishment\" means the following terms as defined: (a) \"Adult bookstore\" means any corporation, partnership, or business of any kind which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults, which has as part of its stock books, magazines, other periodicals, videos, discs, or other graphic media and which offers, sells, provides, or rents for a fee any sexually oriented material. (b) \"Adult theater\" means an enclosed building or an enclosed space within a building used for presenting either films, live plays, dances, or other performances that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults. (c) \"Special Cabaret\" means any business that features persons who engage in specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults.",
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      "subject": "Florida Statute 847.001",
      "topic": "state-level adult entertainment establishment definition",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Florida state-wide; Chapter 847 applies to all of Florida",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_fl_stat_847_privacy_production",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statute 847: whether private production for online sale triggers adult entertainment licensing",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statute 847 does not define or regulate private production of adult content for online distribution; its definitions apply only to businesses open to patrons.",
      "body": "Florida Statute 847 does not define or regulate private production of adult content for online distribution; its definitions apply only to businesses open to patrons.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“\"Adult theater\" means an enclosed building or an enclosed space within a building used for presenting either films, live plays, dances, or other performances... for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults. (c) \"Special Cabaret\" means any business that features persons who engage in specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults.”\n\nNote: All four statutory definitions reference businesses that admit patrons or the public. Private home production for online sale is not addressed.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899%2F0847%2FSections%2F0847.001.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Adult theater\" means an enclosed building or an enclosed space within a building used for presenting either films, live plays, dances, or other performances... for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults. (c) \"Special Cabaret\" means any business that features persons who engage in specific sexual activities for observation by patrons, and which restricts or purports to restrict admission only to adults.",
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      "subject": "Florida Statute 847",
      "topic": "whether private production for online sale triggers adult entertainment licensing",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_idaho_stat_67_6533_location",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 67-6533: state-level location restriction for stores selling sexual material",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho state law restricts stores selling sexual material from operating within 2,500 feet of any school, church, or place of worship.",
      "body": "Idaho state law restricts stores selling sexual material from operating within 2,500 feet of any school, church, or place of worship.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(a) From and after January 1, 1980, no person or entity shall own or operate any store, shop or business which sells or rents any materials defined as obscene materials in section 18-4101, Idaho Code, within twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any school, church, or place of worship measured in a straight line to the nearest entrance to the premises.”\n\nNote: This statute addresses only retail stores selling obscene material; it does not address production or online distribution.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title67/T67CH65/SECT67-6533",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "(a) From and after January 1, 1980, no person or entity shall own or operate any store, shop or business which sells or rents any materials defined as obscene materials in section 18-4101, Idaho Code, within twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any school, church, or place of worship measured in a straight line to the nearest entrance to the premises.",
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      "subject": "Idaho Code 67-6533",
      "topic": "state-level location restriction for stores selling sexual material",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Idaho state-wide; cities and counties authorized to regulate further",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_idaho_stat_67_6533_city_authority",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Idaho Code 67-6533(f): whether cities and counties may impose additional restrictions",
      "summary": "Idaho Code 67-6533(f) explicitly authorizes cities and counties to regulate or restrict the location of businesses selling sexual material, and does not preempt local regulation.",
      "body": "Idaho Code 67-6533(f) explicitly authorizes cities and counties to regulate or restrict the location of businesses selling sexual material, and does not preempt local regulation.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(f) Nothing contained in this section shall preempt or prohibit cities or counties from regulating or restricting the location of the business activity described in this section and cities and counties are hereby specifically authorized to so regulate or restrict the location of said business activity.”\n\nNote: This is the enabling provision that allows Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Idaho Falls, and Ada County to adopt their own adult entertainment zoning ordinances.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title67/T67CH65/SECT67-6533",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "(f) Nothing contained in this section shall preempt or prohibit cities or counties from regulating or restricting the location of the business activity described in this section and cities and counties are hereby specifically authorized to so regulate or restrict the location of said business activity.",
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      "subject": "Idaho Code 67-6533(f)",
      "topic": "whether cities and counties may impose additional restrictions",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Idaho state-wide",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_idaho_ada_county_8_4_3",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment establishment zoning in Ada County (unincorporated Boise area)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ada County requires no adult entertainment establishment within 1,000 feet of another, 2,500 feet of any religious land use, or 2,500 feet of any school, with certified surveyor proof.",
      "body": "Ada County requires no adult entertainment establishment within 1,000 feet of another, 2,500 feet of any religious land use, or 2,500 feet of any school, with certified surveyor proof.\n\nWhat Ada County, Idaho (via American Legal Publishing) actually says:\n\n“A. Separation: In recognition of Idaho Code Section 67-6533, the following required distance separations apply... 1. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within one thousand feet (1,000') of another existing adult entertainment establishment. 2. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any religious land use. 3. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any school.”\n\nNote: Ada County code applies to unincorporated areas; Boise city has its own separate code.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/adacountyid/latest/adacounty_id/0-0-0-28242",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Ada County, Idaho (via American Legal Publishing)",
      "evidence_quote": "A. Separation: In recognition of Idaho Code Section 67-6533, the following required distance separations apply... 1. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within one thousand feet (1,000') of another existing adult entertainment establishment. 2. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any religious land use. 3. No adult entertainment establishment is allowed within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any school.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Ada County Code 8-4-3",
      "topic": "adult entertainment establishment zoning in Ada County (unincorporated Boise area)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Ada County unincorporated areas only; not Boise city proper",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_miami_dade_county_33_259_1",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment zoning in unincorporated Miami-Dade",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Miami-Dade confines adult entertainment uses to the IU-1 light-manufacturing zone with 1,000-foot, 1,200-foot, and 750-foot buffers from schools, adult uses, and residential zoning respectively.",
      "body": "Miami-Dade confines adult entertainment uses to the IU-1 light-manufacturing zone with 1,000-foot, 1,200-foot, and 750-foot buffers from schools, adult uses, and residential zoning respectively.\n\nWhat Miami-Dade County (via CityRuleLookup referencing county code) actually says:\n\n“Unless approved as a special exception, none of the uses set forth in Subsection 33.259.1(c) shall be permitted (i) within one thousand (1,000) feet of a private school...public school, church, public park, public library, day care center or nursery for children; (ii) within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of any of the uses described in Subsection 33.259.1(c); and (iii) within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of any residential zoning (with the exception of AU) district located within either the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County or within a municipality.”\n\nNote: Chapter 33 of the Miami-Dade County Code governs unincorporated Miami-Dade only. Each of the 34 municipalities has its own rules.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/miami-dade-county-fl",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Miami-Dade County (via CityRuleLookup referencing county code)",
      "evidence_quote": "Unless approved as a special exception, none of the uses set forth in Subsection 33.259.1(c) shall be permitted (i) within one thousand (1,000) feet of a private school...public school, church, public park, public library, day care center or nursery for children; (ii) within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of any of the uses described in Subsection 33.259.1(c); and (iii) within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of any residential zoning (with the exception of AU) district located within either the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County or within a municipality.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Miami-Dade County Code 33-259.1",
      "topic": "adult entertainment zoning in unincorporated Miami-Dade",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA) only; does not apply to the 34 municipalities within the county",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_orange_county_ch3_adult_entertainment",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment license and zoning in unincorporated Orange County",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Orange County requires a tax-collector-issued adult entertainment license and confines establishments to industrial districts with 1,500-foot buffers from residential zones, schools, churches, parks, and other adult businesses.",
      "body": "Orange County requires a tax-collector-issued adult entertainment license and confines establishments to industrial districts with 1,500-foot buffers from residential zones, schools, churches, parks, and other adult businesses.\n\nWhat Orange County FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing county code Ch. 3) actually says:\n\n“No adult entertainment establishment shall be permitted to operate without having been first granted an adult entertainment license by the tax collector under this chapter... no person shall propose, cause or permit the operation of...an adult entertainment establishment which...would...be located within:...(4) Fifteen hundred (1,500) feet of an area zoned within the county or a municipality for residential use;... an adult entertainment establishment shall not be allowed to open, operate or be enlarged...anywhere except in an industrial zoned district.”\n\nNote: Chapter 3 defines 'adult entertainment establishment' to mean an adult theater, adult bookstore, adult performance establishment, escort service, or physical contact parlor, operated for commercial or pecuniary gain.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/orange-county-fl",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Orange County FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing county code Ch. 3)",
      "evidence_quote": "No adult entertainment establishment shall be permitted to operate without having been first granted an adult entertainment license by the tax collector under this chapter... no person shall propose, cause or permit the operation of...an adult entertainment establishment which...would...be located within:...(4) Fifteen hundred (1,500) feet of an area zoned within the county or a municipality for residential use;... an adult entertainment establishment shall not be allowed to open, operate or be enlarged...anywhere except in an industrial zoned district.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Orange County FL Code Chapter 3",
      "topic": "adult entertainment license and zoning in unincorporated Orange County",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Unincorporated Orange County only; Orlando has its own code",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_hillsborough_county_ldc_2_02_06",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Sexually oriented business spacing and licensing in Hillsborough County",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hillsborough County bars sexually oriented businesses within 2,000 feet of residential zoning, churches, child care, or recreation areas, 2,500 feet of schools, and 500 feet of another such business, with a county license required.",
      "body": "Hillsborough County bars sexually oriented businesses within 2,000 feet of residential zoning, churches, child care, or recreation areas, 2,500 feet of schools, and 500 feet of another such business, with a county license required.\n\nWhat Hillsborough County FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing LDC 2.02.06) actually says:\n\n“No sexually oriented business may be established within 2,000 feet of any area zoned for residential use, including, but not limited to, residential portions of C-U, PD, or U-C zoning districts, nor within 2,000 feet of any church, child care facility, or public recreation area, nor within 2,500 feet from an public or private school. These distance requirements apply regardless of whether the area zoned for residential use, the church, school, child care facility or public recreation are is within unincorporated Hillsborough County or in an adjacent jurisdiction.”\n\nNote: The code explicitly states these spacing rules apply across jurisdictions, so an adult business in unincorporated Hillsborough must stay away from schools in adjacent cities too.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/hillsborough-county-fl",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Hillsborough County FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing LDC 2.02.06)",
      "evidence_quote": "No sexually oriented business may be established within 2,000 feet of any area zoned for residential use, including, but not limited to, residential portions of C-U, PD, or U-C zoning districts, nor within 2,000 feet of any church, child care facility, or public recreation area, nor within 2,500 feet from an public or private school. These distance requirements apply regardless of whether the area zoned for residential use, the church, school, child care facility or public recreation are is within unincorporated Hillsborough County or in an adjacent jurisdiction.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Hillsborough County FL Land Development Code 2.02.06",
      "topic": "sexually oriented business spacing and licensing in Hillsborough County",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Unincorporated Hillsborough County only; Tampa has its own separate code",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_tampa_code_27_132",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult use zoning standards in Tampa",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Tampa prohibits adult uses within 500 feet of residential or office districts and within 1,000 feet of other adult uses, with no waivers permitted and interior views screened from public view.",
      "body": "Tampa prohibits adult uses within 500 feet of residential or office districts and within 1,000 feet of other adult uses, with no waivers permitted and interior views screened from public view.\n\nWhat City of Tampa FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing Tampa Code 27-132) actually says:\n\n“Adult use. The following specific standards shall be used in deciding an application for approval of this use: a.Location:1.No adult use shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential or office district.2.No adult use shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other adult use.3.Distance shall be measured from property line to property line along the shortest distance between property lines without regard to the route of normal travel.b.All windows, doors, openings, entries, etc., for all adult uses shall be located, covered, screened or otherwise treated so that views of the interior of the establishment are not possible from any public or semipublic area, street or way.c.Waivers. No waivers of the specific standards set forth above shall be permitted.”\n\nNote: Tampa also requires a background check under Sec. 6-141 for business permit applicants: no felony or vice convictions in past 10 years.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/tampa-fl",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Tampa FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing Tampa Code 27-132)",
      "evidence_quote": "Adult use. The following specific standards shall be used in deciding an application for approval of this use: a.Location:1.No adult use shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential or office district.2.No adult use shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other adult use.3.Distance shall be measured from property line to property line along the shortest distance between property lines without regard to the route of normal travel.b.All windows, doors, openings, entries, etc., for all adult uses shall be located, covered, screened or otherwise treated so that views of the interior of the establishment are not possible from any public or semipublic area, street or way.c.Waivers. No waivers of the specific standards set forth above shall be permitted.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Tampa FL Code 27-132",
      "topic": "adult use zoning standards in Tampa",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_tampa_code_6_141_background",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Tampa FL Code 6-141: background certification for adult use business operators",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Tampa requires a sworn certification that the applicant and corporate officers have no ten-year conviction for a felony connected to a similar business or for prostitution, pandering, or drug offenses before a business operating permit can issue.",
      "body": "Tampa requires a sworn certification that the applicant and corporate officers have no ten-year conviction for a felony connected to a similar business or for prostitution, pandering, or drug offenses before a business operating permit can issue.\n\nWhat City of Tampa FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing Tampa Code 6-141) actually says:\n\n“Sec. 6-141 requires anyone applying for or renewing a business operating permit for an adult use to certify by sworn statement that they (or, for a corporation, every officer) are at least eighteen, have not been convicted in the past ten years of a felony connected to a similar business or bearing on fitness to run one, and have no ten-year conviction for prostitution-related offenses, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, keeping a disorderly place, or drug dealing or possession.”\n\nNote: This is an operator screening requirement, not a zoning rule. A false certification is grounds for permit denial or revocation.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/tampa-fl",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
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      "source_publisher": "City of Tampa FL (via CityRuleLookup referencing Tampa Code 6-141)",
      "evidence_quote": "Sec. 6-141 requires anyone applying for or renewing a business operating permit for an adult use to certify by sworn statement that they (or, for a corporation, every officer) are at least eighteen, have not been convicted in the past ten years of a felony connected to a similar business or bearing on fitness to run one, and have no ten-year conviction for prostitution-related offenses, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, keeping a disorderly place, or drug dealing or possession.",
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      "subject": "Tampa FL Code 6-141",
      "topic": "background certification for adult use business operators",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_jacksonville_ch150_license",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment license requirement in Jacksonville",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Jacksonville requires a Sheriff's Office license for every adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult entertainment establishment, or escort service; operating without one is a criminal offense.",
      "body": "Jacksonville requires a Sheriff's Office license for every adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult entertainment establishment, or escort service; operating without one is a criminal offense.\n\nWhat City of Jacksonville FL (via Municode) actually says:\n\n“(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 the City, the operation of an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult entertainment establishment, or escort service without having first obtained a license under this Chapter.”\n\nNote: The adult entertainment establishment is defined as a commercial establishment where the owner suffers or permits nude entertainment on premises, or contains an adult entertainment booth.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances/286353?nodeId=TITVIBUTROC_CH150ADENSECO",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
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      "evidence_quote": "(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 the City, the operation of an adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult entertainment establishment, or escort service without having first obtained a license under this Chapter.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Jacksonville FL Ordinance Code Ch. 150",
      "topic": "adult entertainment license requirement in Jacksonville",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment facility spacing in Jacksonville",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Jacksonville bars adult entertainment facilities within 1,000 feet of another facility, 500 feet of a residential district, 1,000 feet of a school or church, and 500 feet of any business with an on-premises alcohol license.",
      "body": "Jacksonville bars adult entertainment facilities within 1,000 feet of another facility, 500 feet of a residential district, 1,000 feet of a school or church, and 500 feet of any business with an on-premises alcohol license.\n\nWhat City of Jacksonville FL (via Municode) actually says:\n\n“(a) No adult entertainment or service facility shall be located on a site unless the site equals or exceeds all of the distance limitations required by this subsection: (1) One thousand feet from the boundary of another adult entertainment or services facility. (2) Five hundred feet from the boundary of a residential district. (3) One thousand feet from an established school or church. (4) Five hundred feet from the boundary of any business which has an on premises consumption beverage license.”\n\nNote: Jacksonville also requires a surveyor-certified map under 656.1105 and prohibits adult entertainment within the premises from being visible from outside (656.1107(d)).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances/422374?nodeId=ZOSE_CH656ZOCO_PT11ADENSEFA_S656.1109RE",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Jacksonville FL (via Municode)",
      "evidence_quote": "(a) No adult entertainment or service facility shall be located on a site unless the site equals or exceeds all of the distance limitations required by this subsection: (1) One thousand feet from the boundary of another adult entertainment or services facility. (2) Five hundred feet from the boundary of a residential district. (3) One thousand feet from an established school or church. (4) Five hundred feet from the boundary of any business which has an on premises consumption beverage license.",
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      "subject": "Jacksonville FL Zoning Code 656.1103",
      "topic": "adult entertainment facility spacing in Jacksonville",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_boise_dev_code_11_03_03_4p",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Sexually oriented business zoning in Boise",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Boise regulates sexually oriented businesses through zoning use standards requiring 1,000-foot buffers from schools, parks, churches, bars, and other SOBs, plus 500 feet from residential, with operating hours 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.",
      "body": "Boise regulates sexually oriented businesses through zoning use standards requiring 1,000-foot buffers from schools, parks, churches, bars, and other SOBs, plus 500 feet from residential, with operating hours 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.\n\nWhat City of Boise ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing Boise City Code 11-03-03.4.P) actually says:\n\n“It shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public or parochial school or daycare as defined and licensed by the state of Idaho; a public park or playground; a Bar or Tavern or other premises serving alcohol; religious institution; or any other Sexually Oriented Business. ... It shall not be located on a lot or parcel that is within 500 feet of a residential use or zoning district ... Hours of operation are from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. One security staff person is required for each 20 required parking spaces or fraction thereof.”\n\nNote: Boise uses zoning use standards in lieu of a standard Conditional Use Permit for these businesses. The Development Code treats sexually oriented business as a regulated commercial use subject to fixed criteria.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/boise-id",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Boise ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing Boise City Code 11-03-03.4.P)",
      "evidence_quote": "It shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public or parochial school or daycare as defined and licensed by the state of Idaho; a public park or playground; a Bar or Tavern or other premises serving alcohol; religious institution; or any other Sexually Oriented Business. ... It shall not be located on a lot or parcel that is within 500 feet of a residential use or zoning district ... Hours of operation are from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. One security staff person is required for each 20 required parking spaces or fraction thereof.",
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      "subject": "Boise City Code 11-03-03.4.P",
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      "applies_to_scope": "City of Boise, Idaho",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_meridian_code_11_4_3_16",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult entertainment establishment zoning in Meridian",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Meridian requires a conditional use permit and 1,000-foot separation from churches, schools, residential zones, and other adult entertainment establishments, with licensed surveyor certification required.",
      "body": "Meridian requires a conditional use permit and 1,000-foot separation from churches, schools, residential zones, and other adult entertainment establishments, with licensed surveyor certification required.\n\nWhat City of Meridian ID (via Municode) actually says:\n\n“A. Separations. In recognition of Idaho Code, the following distance separations shall be required. 1. No adult entertainment establishment shall be allowed within one thousand (1,000) feet of the following: a. An existing adult entertainment establishment; b. A church or place of religious worship; c. Any youth organization, school, or school bus stop; and d. Any residential district boundary.”\n\nNote: Meridian's code references 'Idaho Code' as the basis for separation requirements, tying back to 67-6533.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://library.municode.com/id/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11UNDECO_CH4SPUSST",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Meridian ID (via Municode)",
      "evidence_quote": "A. Separations. In recognition of Idaho Code, the following distance separations shall be required. 1. No adult entertainment establishment shall be allowed within one thousand (1,000) feet of the following: a. An existing adult entertainment establishment; b. A church or place of religious worship; c. Any youth organization, school, or school bus stop; and d. Any residential district boundary.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Meridian City Code 11-4-3-16",
      "topic": "adult entertainment establishment zoning in Meridian",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "City of Meridian, Idaho",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_nampa_code_5_18_13",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Sexually oriented business zoning in Nampa",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Nampa requires a city license for both the business and each employee, and bars new sexually oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of a school or park, 500 feet of another adult business, within residential zones, or within 150 feet of a state highway.",
      "body": "Nampa requires a city license for both the business and each employee, and bars new sexually oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of a school or park, 500 feet of another adult business, within residential zones, or within 150 feet of a state highway.\n\nWhat City of Nampa ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing Nampa City Code 5-18-13) actually says:\n\n“No adult store, adult theater, or business operating an adult arcade machine may be located: 1. Within 1,000 feet of any school or park; or 2. Within 500 feet of any existing adult store, adult theater, or business operating an adult arcade machine. 3. Within those areas of the city designated residential or within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of such areas...4. Within 150 feet of the right-of-way for Interstate 80N or any state highway.”\n\nNote: Nampa requires a separate license for each employee under 5-18-4, with the police chief as enforcement officer.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/nampa-id",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Nampa ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing Nampa City Code 5-18-13)",
      "evidence_quote": "No adult store, adult theater, or business operating an adult arcade machine may be located: 1. Within 1,000 feet of any school or park; or 2. Within 500 feet of any existing adult store, adult theater, or business operating an adult arcade machine. 3. Within those areas of the city designated residential or within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of such areas...4. Within 150 feet of the right-of-way for Interstate 80N or any state highway.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "125-florida-and-idaho-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Nampa City Code 5-18-13",
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      "id": "learn_r125_florida_and_idaho_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_idaho_falls_code_4_16",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Sexually oriented business zoning in Idaho Falls",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Falls confines sexually oriented businesses to I&M-1 and I&M-2 industrial zones, requires a city permit, and bars them within 2,500 feet of schools, churches, homes, parks, or youth clubs, and within 1,000 feet of another such business.",
      "body": "Idaho Falls confines sexually oriented businesses to I&M-1 and I&M-2 industrial zones, requires a city permit, and bars them within 2,500 feet of schools, churches, homes, parks, or youth clubs, and within 1,000 feet of another such business.\n\nWhat City of Idaho Falls ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing City Code Title 4 Ch. 16) actually says:\n\n“Sexually Oriented Businesses shall be permitted only in the I&M-1 and I&M-2 zones... Permits for Sexually Oriented Businesses shall be required and governed by... Section 4-16-9 of this Chapter... The person commits a misdemeanor if they operate or caused to be operated a Sexually Oriented Business within 2,500 feet of: (1) any religious institution; (2) any school; (3) the boundary of any residential zone... or (6) a boys club, girls club, or similar existing youth organization.”\n\nNote: Idaho Falls defines Sexually Oriented Business to include adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage parlor, sexual encounter establishment, escort agency, and nude model studio.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://cityrulelookup.com/business-licensing/adult-entertainment/idaho-falls-id",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "City of Idaho Falls ID (via CityRuleLookup referencing City Code Title 4 Ch. 16)",
      "evidence_quote": "Sexually Oriented Businesses shall be permitted only in the I&M-1 and I&M-2 zones... Permits for Sexually Oriented Businesses shall be required and governed by... Section 4-16-9 of this Chapter... The person commits a misdemeanor if they operate or caused to be operated a Sexually Oriented Business within 2,500 feet of: (1) any religious institution; (2) any school; (3) the boundary of any residential zone... or (6) a boys club, girls club, or similar existing youth organization.",
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