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(a) No person conducting or operating a class A dance hall shall permit, either by act or omission, any person under the age of thirteen (13) or over the age of seventeen (17) years to enter or remain upon the premises, except a parent or legal guardian accompanying a person under the age of seventeen (17) years, and except bona fide employees of the licensee conducting or operating such dance hall.
(b) No person conducting or operating a class B dance hall shall permit, either by act or omission, any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to enter or remain upon the premises, except bona fide employees of the licensee conducting or operating such dance hall.
(c) The licensee shall post the age restrictions in a clearly visible location at each entrance to the premises.
(d) Any person who shall by affirmative misrepresentation of age obtain admission to or permission to remain in any dance hall in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(e) Any person who knowingly or recklessly permits a person to enter or remain in any dance hall in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(f) (Reserved)
(g) The age restrictions imposed by this section shall not apply to governmental employees in the performance of their duties.
(h) No person shall conduct or operate a Class A and Class B dance hall simultaneously.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 8, 1-14-02; Ord. No. 10571, § 4, 8-6-08)
A licensee shall designate a person or persons as a location supervisor and register their names with the chief of police not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of business. Registration of the location supervisors shall be in writing on a form approved and provided by the chief of police. The licensee shall complete a new registry and provide it to the chief of police whenever the person or persons so designated change, and must provide the new registry to the chief of police not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of business. Location supervisors shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. At least one (1) location supervisor must be on the premises of the location during its hours of operation and remain for at least thirty (30) minutes after the close of business to assure the closing is conducted in an orderly manner. A copy of the completed registry showing the name of the supervisor or supervisors on duty shall be maintained on the premises and shall be provided to any peace officer, or other person authorized to inspect the premises, upon request.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 9, 1-14-02)
(a) The licensee shall notify the chief of police of the hours of operation of the dance hall. Notification shall be made through the application form for those locations having regular hours of operation or for single events. Locations whose hours of operation are not regular, or who deviate from the hours stated in the application, shall notify the chief of police of an intended activity subject to this article not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of the activity. Such notification must be made in writing on a form approved and provided by the chief of police. The licensee shall operate a dance hall only during those hours specified in the application or notice to the chief of police.
(b) No Class A dance hall shall operate during the hours between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m.
(c) No person shall conduct or operate a Class B dance hall less than twelve (12) hours after the completion of a Class A dance hall at the same location.
(Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 10, 1-14-02)
(a) At locations that are also licensed liquor establishments, all alcoholic beverages shall be covered or removed from sight during the time the location is in operation and all liquor signs and advertisements shall be covered, removed, or turned off.
(b) Sales of cigarettes on the licensed premises shall not be made while the location is in operation. Any cigarette machines on the licensed premises shall be disabled sufficiently so cigarettes may not be purchased from them while the location is in operation. This provision shall not apply to Class B dance halls.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 11, 1-14-02)
Licensees, location supervisors and employees shall not:
(1) Allow the buying, selling, or consumption of alcoholic beverages anywhere on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(2) Allow intoxicated persons to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(3) Allow the buying, selling, or consumption of controlled substances as defined by federal or state statutes anywhere on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(4) Allow persons under the influence of drugs to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access;
(5) Allow persons in possession of a deadly weapon, except for persons authorized by law, to enter or remain on the licensed premises or outside of the licensed premises in areas over which the licensee has the legal right to control access after being requested by the licensee to check such weapons. It shall be mandatory for licensees to make such a request of persons entering the licensed premises.
(Ord. No. 7831, § 1, 6-1-92; Ord. No. 8322, § 1, 7-5-94; Ord. No. 9658, § 12, 1-14-02)
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