[Prior code § 8-3; amended by Ord.
88-21 § 11, 1988]
A. License Required. No person shall conduct a carnival, circus, rodeo,
wild animal show or other show or exhibition of a similar nature without
having first obtained a license therefor from the Borough clerk.
B. Application for License. Applicants for a license under this section
must file with the Borough clerk a sworn statement in writing which
shall give the following information:
1. The name, permanent address and local address of the applicant;
2. A description of the nature of the show which the applicant desires
to conducts;
3. The date or dates and the times at which such show will be conducted;
4. The names and permanent and local addresses of all employees and
agents of the applicant who shall participate in the conduct of such
show;
5. A statement as to whether or not the applicant or any of his or her
employees or agents has ever been convicted of any felony, high misdemeanor,
misdemeanor, disorderly persons offense or the violation of any municipal
ordinance other than traffic violations, the nature of the offense
and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor;
6. Appropriate evidence as to the good character and business responsibility
of the applicant which will enable an investigator to properly evaluate
such character and business responsibility;
7. At the time of filing the application, a fee of $10 shall be paid
to the Borough clerk to cover the cost of investigation of the facts
stated therein.
C. Investigation of Applicants.
1. Each application shall be referred to the chief of police or officer
in charge of the police department who shall immediately institute
such investigation of the business and moral character of the applicant,
his or her employees and concessionaires as he or she deems necessary
for the protection of the public good and shall endorse the application
in the manner prescribed in this section within a reasonable period
of time after it has been filed by the applicant.
2. If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's character
or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory or the products
or services are not free from fraud, the chief of police shall endorse
on such application his or her disapproval and his or her reasons
for the same and return the application to the Borough clerk who shall
notify the applicant that his or her application is disapproved and
that no license will be issued.
D. Validity. Every license issued under this section shall remain in
force and be valid only for the time therein expressed, shall apply
only to the person to whom granted, and shall not be transferable.
E. License Display. Any licensee under this section is required to exhibit
his or her license upon request.
F. Exemption of Charitable Functions. Where such show or exhibition
is conducted by any local nonprofit-making organization and where,
in addition, all funds received through conducting such affair are
wholly devoted to the nonprofit objectives of such organization or
for local charitable or civic purposes, no license fee shall be charged
and the requirement of a bond may be waived by the Borough attorney
if, in his or her opinion, the public good will not be impaired by
such a waiver.