(Added by Ord. No. 134,080, Eff. 3/14/67.)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person at any stadium, auditorium, sports arena, playing field, theater, race track, skating rink, fair, or other place where sporting events, theatricals, or exhibitions are held:
(1) to leave the area or areas set aside for spectators and enter upon the grounds, field, stage, floor, or any other area set apart for the participants, performers, officials, attendants or service personnel, unless authorized so to do by an usher or by an authorized representative of the sponsor of the event or;
(2) to commit any act which delays the event or interferes with the participants, performers, officials, attendants, service personnel or spectators at any such event or;
(3) to intentionally throw, discharge, launch or spill any solid or liquid substance or object, or otherwise intentionally cause such substance or object to be thrown, discharged, launched, spilled or to become airborne, unless such person is a duly authorized participant, performer, official, attendant, service personnel or peace officer acting within the course and scope of such person’s employment or duty. (Amended by Ord. No. 160,223, Eff. 8/2/85.)
(b) No person shall enter any place or area for which a ticket, pass or admission charge is required;
(1) without having in their possession a valid ticket or pass and presenting such ticket or pass to an usher or authorized representative of the sponsor of the event when requested so to do or;
(2) without first having paid the price of admission, unless otherwise duly authorized to enter such place or area or;
(3) by fraudulently evading or attempting to evade the payment of the price of admission thereto.
(c) No person entering any place or area described in Subsection (b), other than the holder of a valid ticket or pass designating the seat or space reserved or assigned, shall occupy any reserved or assigned seat or space. No person shall refuse to vacate a seat or space not assigned or reserved by the ticket or pass the person holds when requested to do so by the holder of the ticket or pass for said seat or space, by an usher, or by an authorized representative of the sponsor of the event.