Pasco County |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. SPECIAL ACTS |
Chapter 210. BUSINESSES |
Article IV. POSTING OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC AWARENESS SIGNS |
§ 210-36. General requirements.
(a)
The employer at each of the following establishments shall display public awareness signs in a conspicuous location that is clearly visible to the public and employees of the establishment:
(1)
A strip club or other adult entertainment establishment.
(2)
A business or establishment that offers massage or bodywork services for compensation that is not owned by a health care profession regulated pursuant to F.S. ch. 456, and defined in F.S. 456.001.
(b)
The required public awareness sign must be at least eight and one-half inches by 11 inches in size, must be printed in at least a 16-point type, and must state substantially the following in English, Mandarin and Spanish:
"If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in an activity and cannot leave-whether it is prostitution, housework, farm work, factory work, retail work, restaurant work, or any other activity-call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-3737-888 or text INFO or HELP to 233-733 to access help and services. Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and Florida law." Posted Pursuant to Section 787.29, Florida Statute, and Pasco County Code Section 210-36.
(Ord. No. 16-34, § 2, 10-25-16)