Police arrested eight dancers and cited 56 others for showing too much flesh during raids or six exotic dance clubs that serve alcohol in the area, according to a published report.
A city ordinance says dancers must fully cover butts as well as breasts from the nipple down, The Florida Times-Union reported. The law does not apply to juice bars.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ken Jefferson said clubs are raided regularly to ensure regulations are followed. Caesar’s Gentlemen’s Club manager Joe Serafini said it’s not unusual for police to come in, turn on the lights and then send patrons out – effectively shutting down the club for several hours while tickets are given out, the report said.
“And they’d do it even if the woman were wearing granny underwear,” he told the newspaper. “We just tell the dancers to comply and give all the information the police ask for. There’s no point in fighting it that night.”
The city ordinance is being challenged by some of the clubs, who say the dancers should be allowed to wear just pasties and G-strings.
