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By Phil Watson
The Sun News

About two dozen adult dancers from six clubs will be in court later this month to learn whether they will have to pay the price for their choice of dance attire.
On Aug. 17, Horry County undercover police officers arrested 21 dancers from six Horry County nightclubs on charges that they had violated county ordinance by wearing pasties - adhesive coverings - on their breasts that were either too see-through or too small.

According to Horry County ordinance 526, those pasties are supposed to be opaque enough and large enough to hide what they are supposed to cover.

Undercover officers regularly monitor adult entertainment establishments to make sure they are following county law, Horry County police Sgt. Andy Christenson said.
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The penalty for violating the county ordinance is a fine of $200 or less and no more than 30 days in jail.
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Mark Young of Myrtle Beach was in the Pink Pony the night of the raids. He said about eight uniformed and about six undercover officers handled the raid and would not let anyone come in or leave until it was over.

"It seems like it was a little much for a ... zoning violation," Young said.

The officers did not question Young or other patrons. Young said he wished the police had handled it differently.

"They could have easily said 'change it or else,'" Young said.