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§ 5-61 Public Performance Seats.
   (a)   Sellers of seats to performances at any place of public amusement or sport must conspicuously display a diagram of reserved seat locations by row and seat number, or must conspicuously display a sign stating that such a diagram is available upon request. The diagram must also show every area designated on any ticket.
   (b)   The ticket for any seat which does not allow complete view of all action must state that the view is obstructed or impaired.
   (c)   The following requirements apply to places of public amusement or sport with seating capacities of between 900 and 2,000 ("Theatres"):
      (1)   The seating level located immediately above the orchestra level may be designated "mezzanine." However, if no crossover or structural division exists in such level, then no part of it may be designated as "front mezzanine" or "rear mezzanine"
      (2)   If a crossover or structural division exists in such level, then either:
         (i)   the area in front of the crossover or structural division shall be designated "front mezzanine" and the area behind the crossover or structural division shall be designated "rear mezzanine"
         (ii)   the entire level shall be designated "mezzanine."
      (3)   The lettering of rows in each seating area designated as "mezzanine," "front mezzanine" or "rear mezzanine" shall be alphabetically consecutive, beginning with row "A."
      (4)   A Theatre shall cause the seating diagram referred to in subdivision (a) of this section to be conspicuously posted at all locations where tickets to a performance at such theatre are offered for sale, including but not limited to the Times Square Theatre Centre and The Lower Manhattan Theatre Centre.
      (5)   Before a sale of tickets over the telephone is completed, a Theatre shall cause the following information to be orally communicated to the consumer;
         (i)   the number of seating levels in the theatre; and
         (ii)   the seating level on which the ticket(s) offered are located.