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Section 4. NUDITY ON THE PREMISES OF LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS IS PROHIBITED (a) The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of both public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the city that nudity is prohibited as provided in this section on the premises of any establishment licensed under this ordinance. This is to protect and assist the owner, operators, and employees of the establishment, as well as patrons and the public in general, from harm stemming from the physical immediacy and combination of alcohol, nudity, and sex. The Council especially intends to prevent any subliminal endorsement of sexual harassment or activities likely to lead to the possibility of various criminal conduct, including prostitution, sexual assault, and disorderly conduct. The Council also finds that the prohibition of nudity on the premises of any establishment licensed under this ordinance, as set forth in this section, reflects the prevailing community standards of the city. (b) It is unlawful for any licensee to permit or allow any person or persons on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, anus, breasts and genitals covered with a non-transparent material. It is unlawful for any person to be on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, anus, breasts and genitals covered with a non-transparent material. (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law, and is justification for revocation or suspension of any liquor, wine, or 3.2 percent malt liquor license or the imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of this ordinance. Section 5. CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC PLACES No person shall consume intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor in a public park, on any public street, sidewalk, trail, parking lot or alley, or in any public place other than on the premises of an establishment licensed under this ordinance, in a municipal liquor dispensary if one exists in the city, or where the consumption and display of liquor is lawfully permitted. Section 6. NUMBER OF LICENSES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED State law establishes the number of liquor licenses that a city may issue. However, the number of licenses which may be granted under this ordinance is limited to the number of licenses which were issued as of the effective date of this ordinance, even if a larger number of licenses are authorized by law or election. The Council in its sound discretion may provide by ordinance that a larger number of licenses may be issued up to the number of licenses authorized by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 340A, as it may be amended from time to time. If a larger number of licenses in a particular category has been authorized by referendum held under the provisions of M.S.340A.413, subd.3, as it may be amended from time to time, but not all have been issued, the larger number of licenses is no longer in effect until the Council by ordinance