The following words, terms or phrases are, for the purpose of this article, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, defined as follows.
ACT. Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code, as it may be amended or recodified.
BUSINESS DAY. A day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in the City or New York City.
CITY. The City of Fort Worth, Texas.
DIRECTOR. The director of the city's Financial Management Services Department or such other person designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this article, and any person designated by the director as his or her representative.
DUE DATE. The first business day following the end of the monthly collection/reporting period.
EVENT SPONSOR. Any group or association that organizes, presents, or sponsors a livestock event, including a political subdivision or nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax under § 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by being listed as an exempt organization in § 501(c)(3) of that code.
LIVESTOCK ANIMAL. Any of the following:
(1) An equine animal, including a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny;
(2) A bovine animal, including a cow, heifer, bull, bullock, calf, buffalo or bison;
(3) An ovine animal, including a sheep;
(4) An animal in the camelid family, including a llama or alpaca;
(5) A caprine animal, including a goat;
(6) A porcine animal, including a pig or hog;
(7) A ratite, including an ostrich, rhea, or emu; and
(8) Any other animal of similar size or characteristic as those listed above and typically held in a stall or pen.
LIVESTOCK EVENT. A rodeo or an agricultural, equestrian or livestock show, fair, competition, exhibition or sale held for one or more consecutive days that is conducted, in whole or in part, at the venue project, the duration of which shall include any full or partial days before the livestock event that are used for set-up or preparation of the event and any full or partial days following the event that are used for disassembly and other post-event matters.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, trust, company, corporation, association, or other entity.
STALL or PEN. An enclosure or designated space and tie point that is located within the venue project and that is designed for the housing or holding one or more livestock animals.
VENUE OPERATOR. A person operating, managing, or controlling a portion of the venue project by or for the city and includes both a third party engaged under a lease or similar agreement as well as the director and his staff.
VENUE PROJECT. A multipurpose arena at the intersection of Harley Avenue and Gendy Street, other adjacent support facilities, and any related infrastructure, as approved by a majority of the voters of the city voting in the special election held November 4, 2014, which adjacent support facilities include the facilities now existing or hereafter constructed on the campus of the Will Rogers Memorial Center and a livestock support building and landscaped event plaza in the immediate vicinity of the arena. The area designated as the venue project is depicted in the shaded portion of Diagram VP1.
Diagram VP1
VENUE PROJECT FUND. The fund established by the city council under Resolution No. 4387-12-2014 or any account within such fund.
(Ord. 22744-06-2017, § 1, passed 6-6-2017, eff. 6-25-2017)