No person shall conduct any of the following
trades, occupations or exhibitions without first having obtained a
license therefor:
A. Theater, circus, rodeo, moving-picture or other similar
exhibition or performance.
B. Public poolroom, billiard parlor, bowling alley, shooting
gallery, skating rink or other similar amusements, including the maintenance
of common shows. The term "common shows" includes carousel, merry-go-round,
Ferris wheel, steeplechase, scenic cave, striking machine, ring toss,
ball toss and all other shows of similar character.
C. Exhibitions, performances or entertainments in any
place where liquor is sold or drunk under a liquor tax certificate.
D. Dancing or cabaret show or other such exhibition or
performance in any theater, dance hall or other public place of amusement.
E. Parades, processions and block parties.
Application for a license hereunder shall be made pursuant to Chapter
255 of this Code, except that application for a procession or parade shall be made to the Board of Trustees at least seven days before the proposed event. Such application for parade or procession shall state the route proposed, the nature of the event and the number of participants. The granting of a license for a parade or procession shall be at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
Any of the trades or occupations specified in
this chapter when carried on within one field or enclosure, entirely
under the control of one person, may be collectively licensed by a
license designated as a "park license."
[Amended 3-14-1966; 9-8-1975 by L.L. No. 10-1975; 2-23-1981 by L.L. No.
6-1981; 5-26-1981 by L.L. No. 9-1981; 4-24-1995 by L.L. No.
8-1995; 9-23-1996 by L.L. No. 20-1996; 3-9-2009 by L.L. No.
7-2009]
Fees for licenses for the several trades, occupations
or exhibitions specified in this chapter shall be as set from time
to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees:
B. Theater, opera house or moving-picture theater.
G. Billiard parlors or pool halls.
I. Dance hall and any and all licenses required pursuant to §
139-1C and
D hereof.
K. Parades, processions and block parties.
L. Outdoor public telephones.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to require a license for any of the trades or occupations herein specified,
the proceeds of which are to be devoted exclusively to charitable,
benevolent or religious purposes.
Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in §
1-1 of the Code of the Village of Patchogue.