It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator, manager or any employee of any theater in the unincorporated areas of the Town of Hempstead, to admit any child under the age of 16 years unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person, unless such theater is licensed pursuant to and complies with the provisions of this chapter.
The Town Clerk may issue a license to any theater within the unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead where motion pictures are shown, for the admission of unaccompanied children between the ages of eight and 16, as hereinafter provided.
Application for theater licenses to admit unaccompanied children shall be made by the owner, operator or manager of such theater to the Town Clerk on forms to be furnished by the Town Clerk. The annual fee for such theater license shall be $5, assessed on a calendar year basis, and all licenses issued therefor shall expire on the 31st day of December immediately following the date of issuance. There shall be no reduction in fee for fractional parts of the year.
The owner, operator or manager of a theater licensed under this chapter shall provide a section of seats on the main or orchestra floor of such theater for the exclusive use of unaccompanied children under the age of 16 years, and no such child shall be permitted to sit in any other part of such theater. Such section shall be plainly marked or designated as "Children's Section." A seat in such section shall be provided for each unaccompanied child admitted to such theater, and such children admitted shall not be permitted to stand. The size of such section may be varied from time to time as the need shall appear. Every such section shall be immediately accessible to exits. Adults shall not be admitted to such section while it is reserved for such unaccompanied children.
It shall be unlawful to admit unaccompanied children to any theater during the time that their school classes are in session in any unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead, or after the hours of 6:00 p.m.
Any parent, guardian or other adult person accompanying a child into any theater shall thereby assume full responsibility for such child's behavior and safety.