[Adopted as § 18 of the prior compilation]
No circus, menagerie or exhibition shall exhibit, perform or
show within the limits of the Town of Winchester before obtaining
from the Town Manager a license therefor, and paying to him for the
use of said Town a license fee as set from time to time by the Board
of Selectmen.
Every person participating as agent, servant, actor, actress or assistant in any circus, menagerie or exhibition within the limits of the Town, not licensed pursuant to the preceding §
207-1, and who has had notice that the same is not so licensed, shall be guilty of violating this article and shall be subject to a fine of $100 for each day of violation.
Any public exhibition anticipated to include more than 500 attendees must also comply with the licensing requirements of Chapter
334, Special Events, of the Town Code.
[Adopted effective 8-1-1962; amended effective 10-28-1987 (§ 19 of the prior compilation)]
The operation or exhibition of Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds
or concession shows, so-called, or carnivals, so-called, within the
limits of the Town of Winchester is hereby forbidden, except that
local organizations may operate or exhibit the same after having made
application to and received permission to do so in accordance with
the conditions and limitations as set out in this article.
Any person who shall violate this article or any part thereof
shall pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100.