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Town of Lafayette, NY
Onondaga County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of LaFayette as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-12-1952; amended in its entirety 12-8-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
Pursuant to the provisions of General Business Law § 7, as amended, it shall be lawful to conduct, witness, participate or engage in auto racing, stock car racing, midget car racing and other motorized events which are conducted or engaged in primarily for the entertainment of spectators, not specifically prohibited by any provision of law, on the first day of the week after 1:00 in the afternoon, to witness which the public is invited or an admission fee is charged either directly or indirectly, in the Town of LaFayette, New York, subject, however, to compliance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
Any person or persons, association or corporation so operating and conducting such auto racing, stock car racing, midget car racing or other motorized events shall, prior to the operating or conducting thereof, apply to and receive from the Town Clerk of the Town of LaFayette a license permitting the operation or conducting of such event or events, and shall pay to said Town Clerk a license fee in an amount set from time to time by the Town Board, which license shall authorize and permit the operating and conducting of such racing events until December 31 of the year in which such application shall be made, and thereafter such license shall be issued for one calendar year.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable as set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Town Code.
[Adopted 6-15-1953]
From and after the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership or corporation to conduct, witness, attend, participate or engage in any auto racing of a motor-propelled vehicle of any kind for the entertainment of spectators within the Town of LaFayette, Onondaga County, New York any place within one-half mile of any state or county highway within said Town.
[Amended 12-8-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
Any person, association, partnership or corporation violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable as set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Town Code.