Daviess County, KY Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

Chapter 112 regulates adult bookstores, adult cabarets, adult motion picture theaters, semi-nude model studios, and sexual device shops as 'adult entertainment establishments,' adopted by Ord. 03 makes it unlawful to operate such an establishment, or to work there as an employee, without a license from the County Clerk, obtained by an in-person, notarized application disclosing the owner's identity, business location, and any history of the business being declared a nuisance or padlocked by court order. is not in compliance with the interior configuration requirements of this chapter or is not in compliance with the locational requirements of any ordinance in the county or the City of Owensboro governing adult entertainment establishments,' confirming that siting/spacing standards live in a separate zoning-type ordinance rather than this licensing chapter itself.

05 sets fees at $100 initial and $50 renewal for the establishment license, and $50 initial and $25 renewal for the employee license. 07 makes licenses valid for one calendar year, with renewal applications due at least 90 days before expiration. 13 imposes interior configuration rules for premises showing sexually-explicit films, including a minimum lighting level of five foot-candles in patron areas and diagrammed viewing-booth layouts submitted with the license application.