Kure Beach draws line in sand with bird-feeding ban, thongs also removed from ordinance

In addition to bird-feeding restrictions, amendments were made to beach attire regulations. Thong bikinis and “similar attire” are no longer explicitly mentioned in the ordinance. However, the ordinance still requires adequate clothing and prohibits nudity.

https://portcitydaily.com/news-briefs/2024/05/22/kure-beach-draws-line-in-sand-with-bird-feeding-ban-thongs-also-removed-from-ordinance/

And an earlier article about the ban.

Feeling cheeky this summer? Best to rethink your bathing suit options before heading to Kure Beach

“Sun’s out, buns out” might be a summertime slogan — but in the beach town of Kure Beach that mindset could get you slapped with a misdemeanor. That’s because in the Town of Kure Beach, wearing a thong bathing suit (or similar attire) is a crime.

While it might seem like the law is a holdover from a time long since past, it has been less than a decade since the town adopted the ordinance. First passed in 2010, town code states: “Nudity, thong bathing suits or other similar attire is prohibited.”

https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2019/01/23/feeling-cheeky-this-summer-best-to-rethink-you-bathing-suit-options-before-heading-to-kure-beach/