As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
BOARD
The Village Board of Sauk City, Wisconsin.
PUBLIC DANCE
Any dance where more than five couples, 10 people, are allowed to
dance at one time or any ball to which admission can be had by the public
generally upon payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession, or presentation
of a ticket or token, or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing
or other property, or any other dance to which the public generally without
any restriction may gain admission with or without a payment of a fee or a
dance operated for profit.
PUBLIC DANCE HALL
Any room, place, or space at which a public dance or ball may be
held, whether the music is supplied by live musicians or reproduced by record
or tape or other mechanical means.
No person, firm, association or corporation shall hold a public dance
without first having obtained a license or permit for such dance or dances
from the Village Administrator's office.
Application for license for a public dance shall be made by petition filed by the owner or lessee of the premises for which the license is sought, on such forms as specified by the Village Administrator's office, and directed to the Board. If a license is granted, the applicant shall automatically qualify to act as a dance hall inspector as specified in §
140-10E.
The annual license fee shall be as set by the Village Board, and the
fee may be prorated for not less than a six-month period. No license shall
be transferable, nor shall any licensee use the license in connection with
any other premises except the one for which the license was granted, and each
license shall be subject to revocation as provided in this chapter.
No license for a public dance hall shall be issued until it shall be
found that such hall complies with and conforms to all Code provisions and
health and fire regulations and that it is properly ventilated and supplied
with sufficient toilet conveniences and is a safe and proper place for the
purpose for which it is to be used.
Each license granted as provided in this chapter shall be for the period
of July 1 through June 30 of each year, and the license shall be posted in
a conspicuous place within the hall in which the dance is held.
In addition to the annual license as provided, a twenty-four-hour permit
may be issued upon application being made to the Village Administrator's office
and subject to approval of the Village President. The permit fee for the permit
shall be as set by the Village Board, which fee shall accompany the application,
and the permit shall be enforced for a period of 24 hours only. No bond shall
be required, but the licensee shall comply with the other provisions of this
chapter. No more than two twenty-four-hour permits shall be issued for any
one place or to any one person during a current year.
The operator of any public dance hall shall conform to the following
rules and regulations:
A. No minors, under 21 years of age, shall be present at
any dance unaccompanied by their parent or legal guardian when intoxicating
or fermented malt beverages are available for consumption on the premises,
unless the dance hall is physically separated from the area where such intoxicants
are sold or dispensed. The adequacy of the physical division and the structures
required to obtain this purpose shall be as determined by the Board.
B. No person shall have intoxicating liquor and/or fermented
malt beverages in his/her possession while at a public dance unless such place
of dance is designated and licensed so as to allow such.