[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Princess Anne 12-4-1991
as Ch. VIII, Art. 3 of the 1991 Code. 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
and 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
Town of Princess Anne.
B.
Applications for such license shall be made to the Town
Manager and must have the approval of the Town Commissioners for such licensing,
and the fee for such license shall be as determined by the Town Commissioners.
No license shall be granted or given for any carnivals, circuses or
mobile rides unless:
A.
Public liability policies are posted with the town 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 as shall be determined by the Town Attorney.
B.
The fire safety of the type of tent to be erected for
the purpose of any show, carnival or circus is determined to be satisfactory.
C.
The Police Department of the Town of Princess Anne 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 so 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
Town Commissioners of the Town of Princess Anne.
Upon application, the Town Commissioners may waive the license fee where
carnivals, circuses or mobile 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.
The privileges conferred by a license issued for mobile ride devices
shall not extend to permitting any mobile ride devices to operate on any public
thoroughfare in the Town of Princess Anne on a Sunday. However, this will
in no way inhibit their operation on any private property where there may
be a picnic or fair permitted on Sunday.
