(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this section during the period any public function is being conducted in and about any athletic stadium or field, civic center or any other arena or meeting place.
(B) (1) PUBLIC FUNCTION is defined, for the purpose of this section, to include, by way of specification, but without limitation, any athletic contest, exhibition, meeting, convention or rally, to which the public is admitted, whether with or without a charge.
(2) The period of a PUBLIC FUNCTION is defined, for the purpose of this section, to extend from one hour before the scheduled start of the public function to one hour after the termination of the last activity comprising the public function.
(C) All persons attending events at any athletic stadium or field, civic center or any other arena or meeting place shall proceed directly to their seats, and upon leaving shall proceed directly from their seats to the nearest exit and depart from the vicinity of the athletic stadium, field, civic center or any other arena or meeting place without unnecessary delay.
(D) During the period of any public function, all persons shall remain in their seats, except while arriving or departing and except for authorized purposes, such as visiting the restroom and obtaining refreshments.
(E) No person during the period of a public function shall:
(1) Collect or remain in a crowd loitering in the aisles, entryways or spaces of any stadium, civic center, arena or meeting place, or on the sidewalk, streets or parking areas in the immediate vicinity thereof;
(2) Obstruct or hinder the lawful passage of any member of the public;
(3) Jostle or roughly crowd another person unnecessarily, or by offensive or disorderly acts or language annoy or interfere with another person;
(4) Commit a breach of the peace, or engage in threatening, abusive or insulting behavior whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned;
(5) Make, aid or assist in making any riot, disturbance or other improper diversion;
(6) Climb upon the walls of any athletic stadium, or any other arena or meeting place, or in or upon any trees in the immediate vicinity thereof;
(7) Enter the playing field of the stadium or any other arena, or interfere in any way with the proceedings scheduled for the public function;
(8) Throw any object within or about any athletic stadium or field, civic center, any other arena or meeting place, or within the immediate vicinity thereof, or commit any injury or damage to the stadium, field, civic center, arena or meeting place, its turf or equipment; and/or
(9) Sell in or give away or transport into any athletic stadium, field, civic center, arena or other meeting place, or consume or have in his possession or control within or in the immediate vicinity thereof, any alcoholic liquor, beer or intoxicating beverage; provided, however, the City Council may, by resolution, permit the sale, gift, transportation, consumption, possession or control of any alcoholic liquor, beer or intoxicating beverage, within or in the immediate vicinity of any athletic stadium, field, civic center, arena or other meeting place, upon such terms and conditions as the City Council may, in said resolution, provide.
(Prior Code, § 25-82) Penalty, see § 153.999