No person shall conduct a public exhibition, including a circus,
fair, carnival, rodeo, feat of horsemanship, menagerie, caravan of
animals, animal show, exhibition of any natural or artificial curiosity
or performance or exhibition of such nature, within the Village of
Valatie without first obtaining a license for such performance or
exhibition from the Village Clerk.
Applications for licenses shall be made upon forms to be supplied
by the Village Clerk for that purpose. Applications shall contain
the following information:
A.
For all licenses required by this chapter:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant.
(2)
Type of person, whether individual, partnership, corporation
or other type of legal person.
(3)
Age, date and place of birth and citizenship of the applicant
and any resident natural agent of the applicant.
(4)
If the applicant is a partnership, the names, addresses and
citizenship of all persons having an interest in the business.
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation, the names, addresses and
citizenship of all officers.
(6)
Any prior convictions of the applicant or any resident natural
agent of the applicant for violation of any law or ordinance.
(7)
Applicants shall comply with all local, county, state and federal
requirements.
B.
For licenses to conduct public exhibitions as required by §
86-1 of this chapter:
(1)
Proposed location and duration of the exhibition.
(2)
Nature of the exhibition to be presented.
(3)
A detailed list of each exhibition, entertainment, performance
and/or amusement device to be located on the proposed location of
the event.
(4)
The number of pieces of equipment for music and all loudspeaker
devices and other devices for the amplification of sound.
Before any license shall be issued for any exhibition, the applicant
may, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, be required to secure
a public liability insurance policy in such principal sum as the Board
of Trustees may deem sufficient to protect members of the public,
executed by the applicant and conditioned that the Village will be
saved harmless for any injury to persons or property because of fault
or default by the licensees. Said policy shall be issued by a bonding
company authorized to do business in the State of New York, in form
approved by the Village Attorney and filed with the Village Clerk.
A bond or certified check shall be required in the amount of $250
for cleanup and return of the property to its previous condition.
Such bond or certified check shall be returned upon satisfactory inspection
by the Board of Trustees.
Nonprofit organizations of the Village of Valatie, including
organizations of a charitable, religious, educational, veteran or
firemanic nature, shall be exempt from the fees for licenses required
by this chapter but shall be required to be licensed and shall observe
all rules of conduct for licensees established herein.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuance of an offense
for each day (24 hours) shall be deemed a distinct and separate offense.