[Adopted 10-9-1936 (Ch.
154, Art. II, of the 1989 Code)]
No individual, person, firm, association or corporation shall
rent or lease any property or properties within the City of Plattsburgh,
New York, for the exhibition of a circus, carnival or other amusement
where a large number of persons assemble, unless such properties shall
be equipped with sanitary toilets, separate toilets to be provided
and maintained for the male and female sex, with suitable water and
sewer facilities.
No permit for the exhibition of a carnival, circus or other
amusement shall be authorized to be issued by the Mayor or Common
Council until such time as it has been ascertained that the said property
is equipped in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing section.
Application for permission to exhibit a carnival, circus or
other amusement shall state that sanitary facilities for both the
male and female sex, approved by the Health Officer, have been provided,
and the owner of said property or his designated representative shall
sign such application and shall thereafter be held responsible for
the maintenance of said sanitary facilities.
[Amended 10-5-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. Each
day that a violation of this article shall continue shall constitute
a separate offense.
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to inspect all premises
for which permission has been granted by the Mayor or Common Council
for the exhibition of circuses, carnivals or other amusements, and
he shall report, in writing, to the Mayor any violation of the intent
of this article.
