Yet another gem courtesy of yahoo's "Oddly enough" section that bears commenting. The italicized text is copied below for your convenience, but the gist of it is that San Antonio strippers will have to carry stripping permits on their person while they are dancing.
I have decided to apply my entreprenurial skills to this endeavour. I propose a line of "permit pasties" and g-strings with the permits embroidered on to meet the criteria of this law. However, as with many products, much market research must be conducted before this will be viable. I had toyed with the idea of ass tatoos, but those would need to be blacked out when the stripper leaves the business.
So, my question to fellow joeusers is: what solutions would you provide to help these strippers comply with the law, and would you be willing to be a part of my market research team?
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Topless dancers in San Antonio will have a little more to wear after the city council on Friday ordered them to carry permits while performing.
The council, attempting to curb the number of clubs in the city, also banned nude dancing and "lap dancing" and ordered performers to keep a decent distance from patrons, drawing a vow from clubs to fight the restrictions in court.
"My constituents are tired of seeing these clubs drive down their property values," said city council member Chip Haas, who represents the northeast district where a number of the clubs opened in the past few years.
The rules, similar to regulations adopted in Houston and other U.S. cities, require dancers stay at least 3 feet from club patrons and wear the $50-permits while working. The driver's license-sized permits may be attached to dancers' G-strings, or to bracelets around their ankles.
Jim DeeGear, attorney for 12 of San Antonio's topless clubs, said he would seek to have the rules declared unconstitutional.
"It's easy to pick on these people because a lot of people say, 'well, we don't much care for the way they earn their living,'" DeeGear said.
City Attorney Andy Martin said similar rules have already withstood court challenge around the country.