No person, firm or corporation shall conduct or operate a circus, carnival, show or public exhibition without having first obtained a license from the City Administrator-Treasurer.
(A) The operator and sponsor of the circus, carnival, show or public exhibition has made an application for a license at least 48 hours before the giving of such carnival or public exhibition, and the application shall state the nature of the entertainment to be given and the time and place thereof.
(B) The operator and sponsor of the circus, carnival or public exhibition have each assumed full responsibility for maintaining order and for keeping the site clean and free of trash, papers and other refuse, and have placed trash containers in adequate number and in convenient locations for the use of the public.
(C) All rides have been inspected for mechanical, structural, electrical and other hazards by the appropriate officers and employees of the city, and adequate safeguards have been placed to protect both operators and the general public from inadvertently coming into contact with moving parts, belts, motor gears, electrical switches and other possible or potential hazards and have a certificate of current safety inspection.
(D) The applicant has placed on file with the City Administrator-Treasurer a certificate or certificates of insurance indicating that there is in effect public liability insurance covering any damage arising out of the use and operation of any and all devices and facilities operated in connection with the circus, carnival, show or public exhibition. Such insurance shall be in the minimum amount of $100,000 combined single limit or equivalent.
(2009 Code, § 513.02) Penalty, see § 10.99