(A) No person shall engage in the business of operating a carnival, as defined herein, without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(B) For purposes of this section,
CARNIVAL shall be defined as an aggregation of attractions, shows, acts, games, vending devices, or amusement devices, temporarily set up or conducted in a public place or on private premises accessible to the public, with or without an admission fee, for the attraction and enjoyment of the public.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no itinerant carnival shall be allowed within the city which is prohibited by M.S. § 624.65, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) The City Council shall require the posting of a bond or proof of an insurance policy of liability insurance in the sum of not less than $500,000 for injury to one person and not less than $1,000,000 for one accident prior to the issuance of a license under this section. Said policy shall be written by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota. The City of Columbia Heights shall be named as an additional insured if the event is on city property.
(E) Any carnival licensed hereunder shall deposit with the city the sum of $500 before such carnival may locate upon city property. Upon said carnival vacating the city property, the deposit shall be refunded less the cost of cleaning or repairs incurred by the city in restoring the property to its former condition.
(`77 Code, § 5.408) (Am. Ord. 1377, passed 10-12-98) Penalty, see § 5.701