[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Bridgewater 10-3-1977
by Ord. No. 77-34. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all circuses and carnivals
and all mobile ride devices.
A.
It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any circuses,
carnivals and any mobile ride devices which are open to the public and for
which an admittance fee is charged without having first secured a license
therefor, provided that the provisions of this section shall not be held to
apply to any mobile rides which are permitted by any other ordinance of the
Township of Bridgewater.
C.
All applicants for such licenses shall have annexed thereto
true copies of valid permits issued by the New Jersey State Department of
Labor and Industry pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:3-31 through 5:3-54.
No license shall be granted or given for any carnivals, circuses or
mobile rides unless:
A.
Public liability policies are posted with the Township
prior to the operation of any circus, carnival or mobile ride device, for
the satisfaction of all claims for damages by reason of bodily injury to or
the death of any one person and of all claims for damages by reason of bodily
injury to or the death of all persons resulting from an accident. Such liability
policies shall be in an amount of not less than the following:
B.
The Fire Inspector of the Township of Bridgewater is
satisfied as to the firesafety of the type of tent or other structure to be
erected for the purpose of any show, carnival or circus.
C.
The Police Department of the Township of Bridgewater
is satisfied that any mobile ride will not interfere with traffic or make
traffic more hazardous in a particular location where the ride is located,
or is satisfied as to the location of any carnival or circus.
It shall be unlawful to operate or permit the operation of a circus,
carnival or mobile ride between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of any
day of any week.
A.
The audience of any circus, carnival or mobile ride shall
be orderly and quiet at all times. It shall be unlawful for any person attending
such show or mobile ride to create a disturbance.
B.
It shall be unlawful to permit or gather such a crowd
to witness any carnival or circus or mobile ride as to create a dangerous
condition as to fire or other risks.
A.
It shall be unlawful to smoke or carry a lighted cigarette,
cigar or pipe on or beneath the stage, dressing room or assembly hall seating
accommodations for carnivals or circuses.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner of such premises or
of the occupant in charge to provide and place in conspicuous places printed
signs on which the words NO SMOKING shall appear in letters at least four
inches high.
It shall be the duty of the owners, operators or occupant in charge
of a carnival or circus to provide signs over every door and exit, upon which
signs the word EXIT shall appear in letters at least six inches high, and
a light shall be provided over such signs during the entire period the circus
and carnival shall maintain an audience.
It shall be the duty of the owners, operators or occupant of the carnival
or circus to provide adequate policing supervision and adequate supervision
of traffic control and to meet the requirements for those purposes of the
Township Council of the Township of Bridgewater and of the Township of Bridgewater
Police Department.
Upon application, the Township Council may waive the license fee where
carnivals, circuses or mobile ride devices are being utilized for a local
charitable or nonprofit organization for a charitable or nonprofit purpose.
However, all other requirements of this chapter must be observed.
