[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Assemblies and event plans — See Ch. 68.
Note: See Ch. 68, event permit large assembly application.
Definition of "public entertainment" – This definition includes (but is not limited to) dances, shows, and exhibitions provided for a fee, including plays, skits, musical revues, children's theater, dance productions, musical concerts, opera and the production or provision of sights or sounds or visual or auditory sensations which are designed to divert or entertain.
Activities on Town property — See Ch. 74.
Fireworks — See Ch. 104.
Intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages — See Ch. 114.
[Adopted 6-10-1980]
[Amended 9-2-1999]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to establish or operate, upon property owned or controlled by him or it within the Township of St. Joseph, an outdoor theater without first having secured a license therefor from the Town Clerk. The application for such license shall be accompanied by a remittance in the sum as set by the Town Board which is hereby fixed and determined to be the annual license fee on outdoor theaters.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OUTDOOR THEATER
A place where any picture or other visual representation or image is displayed on a screen or other background not completely enclosed by walls and a roof, which screen or background can be seen by individuals not within the confines of a theater.
PEACE OFFICER
Any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
As a condition of the license granted, the person, firm or corporation operating an outdoor theater shall, at his or its expense, have on the premises, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, from opening until closing, an off-duty peace officer, unless this condition is waived in whole or in part by the Town Board.
[Amended 9-2-1999]
Except as may be otherwise provided, any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution for each violation, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Added 9-2-1999]
A. 
No person shall possess, sell, dispense, give away or furnish any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage at an outdoor theater or venue.
[Amended 9-12-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-11]
B. 
Any person violating any provision of this section shall forfeit to the Town of St. Joseph a sum of not less than $20 and not more than $200 for each and every offense, together with the costs of the action, and in default of immediate payment of said forfeiture and costs said offender shall be confined to the county jail not exceeding 30 days or until such forfeiture and costs have been paid in full.
[Added 9-12-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-11]
If any specific portion of this article is held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this article shall be unaffected and remain in full force and effect.