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Ashland advances ordinance to regulate fortune‑telling businesses, city attorney cites constitutional concerns with total ban
Summary
After public comment, Ashland commissioners advanced first‑reading ordinances that repeal a 1939 prohibition and add business regulations for fortune‑telling services, including age limits and 300‑foot buffers from schools, parks, churches and residential zones.
The Ashland Board of City Commissioners on Nov. 20 advanced first readings of ordinances that would repeal a 1939 ban on fortune‑telling criminal offenses and instead regulate fortune‑telling as a fee‑based business activity.
Public commenters urged strict limits. Mary Anne Galloway of the Boyd County Republican Women's Club said she was ‘‘concerned for children’’ and recommended limits such as an age minimum, large visible signage stating activities are for…
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