[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Dallas 8-1-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Use of streets by processions and assemblages — See Ch. 85.
No individual or business association may promote or sponsor any assembly or gathering together of 200 individuals or more for the purpose of the conduct within the Township of Dallas of a political rally, a musical program, an arts festival or a sports contest, whether for profit or otherwise, without a permit for public assembly issued by the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of Dallas Township. Any event sponsored by a public or private school, religious institution, a political party certified by the Luzerne County Board of Elections, or a nonprofit fraternal or charitable organization shall be exempt from the operation of this chapter.
Any individual or business association which shall undertake to sponsor, promote or conduct a political rally, musical program arts festival or sports contest within the Township of Dallas shall apply to the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of Dallas Township for a permit to conduct such event at least one week prior to the scheduled event and shall state, in proper form:
A. 
The names and addresses of all of the sponsors and promoters of the event;
B. 
The purpose of said event;
C. 
The contemplated date and duration in hours of said event;
D. 
The location of the premises upon which the said event shall be conducted with sufficient evidence of the right of said sponsors and promoters to use the premises for the conduct of said event thereon;
E. 
The contemplated number of participants in and observers of said event;
F. 
The availability of sufficient off-street automobile parking to accommodate the participants and observers of said event;
G. 
The availability of sufficient lavatory and solid waste disposal facilities;
H. 
The availability of fire and other casualty safeguards; and
I. 
The availability of police and medical facilities.
The cost of the permit for public assembly shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and shall be paid by the application with the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of Dallas Township.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.