(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sponsor, operate, exhibit, perform or cause to be operated, exhibited or performed any show within the city without first obtaining a license therefor from the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to grant such license for the aforesaid purpose. However, that no license shall be required under this chapter where the sponsor, operator, exhibitor or performer of such show is the state, or a political subdivision thereof.
(B) Applications for licenses to operate a show shall be made by the owner, manager, sponsor or operator thereof on forms to be furnished by the City Clerk and shall be sworn to and filed with the City Clerk no less than 15 days prior to the date upon which the permit applied for shall become effective. However, the City Clerk may, upon good cause shown, allow the filing of an application less than 15 days prior to the effective date of the permit applied for. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the person applying for the permit; the full name and address of the owner, operator and sponsor of such show.
(2) The proposed location and dates of operation of such show, or a statement that operation will be on a continuous basis and the hours of such operation.
(3) A brief description of the type of show.
(4) A statement setting forth all admission charges.
(C) If, while the application is pending, or during the term of any permit granted thereunder, there is any change in fact, policy or method which would alter the information provided in such application, applicant shall notify the City Clerk in writing thereof within 72 hours after such change.
(D) Each license shall expire on June 1 of each year.
('68 Code, § 4-702) (Ord. 418, passed 5-1-72) Penalty, see § 113.999