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such intensity as to prevent the viewing of the motion pictures or other offered entertainment. (a) The phrase "booths, stalls, or partitioned portions of a room or individual rooms" as used in this subdivision means: enclosures which are part of a business operated on the premises which offers movies or other entertainment to be viewed within the enclosure, including enclosures wherein movies or other entertainment is dispensed for a fee. The phrase "booths, stalls, or partitioned portions of a room or individual rooms" does not mean enclosures which are private offices used by the owners, managers, or persons employed on the premises for attending to the tasks of their employment, and which are not held out to the public or members of the establish- ment for hire or for a fee or for the purpose of viewing movies or other enter- tainment for a fee, and are not open to any persons other than employees. (b) The phrase "doors, curtains or portal partitions" as used in this subdivision means full, complete, non-transparent closure devices through which one cannot see or view activity taking place within the enclosure. (c) The phrase "open to an adjacent public room so that the area inside is visible to persons in the adjacent public room" as used in this subdivision means either the absence of any "doOr, curtain or portal partition" or a door or other device which is made of clear, transparent material such as glass, Plexiglass or other similar material meeting building code and safety standards which permits the activity inside the enclosure to be viewed or seen by persons outside the enclosure. (d) The phrase "adjacent public room" as used in this subdivision means an open space accessible to the public and in constant full view of the proprietor or caretaker.