§ 46-190. Public nudity.

(a)

Public purpose. It is hereby deemed to be in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Laingsburg, Michigan that the city council, by ordinance, prohibit public nudity as defined below within the boundaries of the City of Laingsburg. This ordinance is adopted by authority granted to the City of Laingsburg as a home rule city by M.C.L.A. 117.5h.

(b)

Definition of "public nudity." For purposes of this section "public nudity" shall be defined as "knowingly or intentionally displaying in a public place or for payment or promise of payment by any person including, but not limited to, payment or promise of payment of an admission fee, any individual's genitals or anus with less than a fully opaque covering, or a female individual's breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the nipple and areola. A woman's breastfeeding a baby does not under any circumstances constitute nudity irrespective of whether or not the nipple is covered during or incidental to the feeding.

(c)

Public nudity prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the act of public nudity as defined in subsection (b) hereof.

(d)

Penalty. Any person who shall commit an act of public nudity shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of 90 days or any combination of such fine and imprisonment as the judge shall deem appropriate.

(Ord. No. 98-2, § I, 8-3-98)