May I see your license, please?
North Dakota is considering requiring the registration of strippers:
Police from Fargo and West Fargo say the so-called “sexually oriented business bill” should help crack down on prostitution and drug trafficking they associate with nude dancers. No license is currently required.
“It’s common practice for the individuals who are participating as the service provider to use fictitious names, or stage names,” said Mike Reitan, assistant police chief in West Fargo. “We don’t have any way of identifying who these people are.”
Under this proposal, failing to register would be considered a Class B misdemeanor.
Icing on the cake:
Sen. Judy Lee, R-Fargo, a sponsor of the bill, said other professionals, such as home inspectors and contractors, have to register with the state.
And since contractors are licensed in North Dakota, I have to assume that strippers will also receive state licenses, and will presumably have to display their license number, um, somewhere.
(Seen here.)
Tatyana »
10 January 2009 · 11:58 am
…and presumably, pay hefty fees for registration. And then lobby in corridors of state power for goodies for themselves… merry-go-round, tried and true, tried and true…
McGehee »
10 January 2009 · 12:26 pm
Not to mention being available for frequent inspection…
Jeffro »
10 January 2009 · 12:59 pm
I know, let’s tattoo bar codes on people!
Far superior to just a number……
Oh, wait….
Mike Pechar »
10 January 2009 · 10:21 pm
Of course, I’d expect that the North Dakota Licensed Stripper Registry would be available on the Internet for perusing by men, wives and girlfriends. Appropriate demographic and physiological information would naturally be collected along with photos.
As a money maker, I don’t see it. Just a wild guess but I’d bet the number of strippers in the whole state doesn’t exceed a few dozen. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t mind knowing everything about them.
McGehee »
11 January 2009 · 7:13 am
Statistically, I’m betting at least 94% of them have boyfriends with poor grooming habits who ride Harleys and may have DEA and BATF dossiers.
trumwill »
12 January 2009 · 1:57 pm
The city where I’m from forced strippers to register a decade or so back and also required that they display their registration tag during performances. They typically clasped it to their high heels.