[Adopted 5-24-1952 by Ord.
No. 7]
The racing of horses and motor vehicles and the holding of public events
for the racing of horses and motor vehicles after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday is hereby
permitted, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter set forth,
but the following provisions and conditions shall apply to all days of the
week.
No such racing event, either of horses or motor vehicles, to which the
public is invited or an admission fee is charged, either directly or indirectly,
shall be held in the Town of Queensbury unless a license or permit is therefor
issued by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury.
Such license shall be for the remainder of the calendar year in which
said license shall be issued, and the fee for such license or permit shall
be the sum of $25.
No such permit or license shall be granted by the Town Board of the
Town of Queensbury until a substantial plank or timber barrier shall be erected
between the racing track or course and the area in which the spectators are
invited to be present, and such barrier shall be kept and maintained in good
condition at all times.
Every application for such license or permit shall be made in writing
and shall state the nature of the race or event for which permission is requested,
the location of such race or event, the name and address of the applicant
if the same is an individual or of all partners if the applicant shall be
a partnership and if the applicant is a corporation, the date of incorporation,
the law under which the corporation was organized and the names and addresses
of the principal officers of the corporation.
[Amended 5-24-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall hold any such race
or racing event in the Town of Queensbury without first obtaining from the
Town Board of the Town of Queensbury the aforesaid license or permit or who
shall otherwise violate any section or provision of this article shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or both, and in
addition thereto, or in the alternative, the license or permit of the violator
may be revoked.