Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated.
Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number
includes the plural; and the masculine shall include the feminine.
ASSEMBLY
The gathering, collecting or congregating of persons, with
or without the levy of an admission fee.
BUILDING
A structure wholly or partially enclosed within exterior
walls and a roof, of permanent or temporary nature, affording shelter
to persons, animals or property.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
All those substances defined as controlled substances by
the Penal Law and Public Health Law of the State of New York.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, associated society, corporation,
or group.
PUBLIC PLACE
A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons
is invited or has access.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials to form a construction that is
safe and stable and includes, among other things, stadiums, stages,
platforms, radio towers, sheds, storage bins, tents, billboards and
display signs.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be decided by
the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part thereof
other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
If any part thereof is declared unconstitutional, there shall be a
thirty-day moratorium against the issuance of permits for the holding
of public assemblies to permit amendment of this chapter.