St. Louis regulates adult cabarets and bookstores under Title XI, requiring a special business license, distance buffers from schools, churches, parks, and residential zones, and on-site manager registration with SLMPD.
Title XI of the Revised Code sets out a separate adult-entertainment classification. Operators must obtain a special business license through the Office of the License Collector, file ownership disclosures, and maintain a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, churches, parks, daycares, and any residentially zoned parcel. Performers and managers register with SLMPD and renew annually. Hours are capped, alcohol service is restricted under MO §311 liquor rules, and signage cannot depict explicit content. Enforcement is handled jointly by the Building Division, SLMPD vice unit, and the Excise Commissioner; revocation triggers a one-year reapplication bar.
Operating without a license, violating buffer or hours rules, or employing unregistered performers can trigger fines up to $500 per day, license revocation, and Excise Commissioner sanctions.
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