The following words and phrases, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
1. “Application” means a formal written request for the issuance of a license, supported by a verified statement of facts.
2. “Good moral character” means a person who meets all of the following requirements:
A. Such person shall have such financial standing and be of such good reputation as will satisfy the Clerk that such person will comply with the provisions of this chapter and all other laws and ordinances applicable to such person’s operations.
B. Such person shall not possess a federal gambling stamp.
C. Such person shall not have been convicted of a felony or an indictable misdemeanor. However, such conviction shall not prevent the issuance of a license if: (i) the conviction occurred more than five years prior to the date of application for a license; (ii) the rights of citizenship have been restored to such person; and (iii) the Clerk determines that such person is of good moral character notwithstanding such conviction.
If such person is a corporation, firm, co-partnership, or association, the foregoing requirements shall apply to each of the officers, directors, partners, and general managers thereof and to any person who owns or controls ten percent or more of the ownership or profits thereof.
3. “License” means a license by the Clerk authorizing the holding of the license to operate a public dance hall.
4. “Licensee” means the person to whom a license has been issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
5. “Open to the public” means a place in or at which a public dance is conducted for, engaged in, or performed by the general public and to which the general public is admitted or in attendance. The term “open to the public” does not include the following:
A. A place that the general public is not free to enter and to which admission is restricted by reason of and to members of a club, fraternal organization, or religious or educational group;
B. A place where dancing is conducted for the primary purpose of instruction, where no one is permitted to dance except regularly enrolled students and employed instructors and where no beer is sold or available on or about the premises where the dancing is conducted.
6. “Premises,” when applied to locations where public dancing is authorized by license, means all rooms or enclosures encompassed by such license.
7. “Public dance hall” means a place which is open to the public in or at which public dancing is conducted for, engaged in, or performed by the general public and to which the general public is admitted or in attendance. The term “public dance hall” may include the following:
A. A place whose operator holds a license issued in accordance with the provisions of Code of Iowa Chapter 137F.
B. A place whose operator holds a license or permit issued in accordance with Chapter 120 of this Code and the provisions of Code of Iowa Chapter 123.