§ 12-46. Definition.  


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  • The term "public dance," as used in this article, shall be taken to mean any dance or ball operated or conducted as a business for profit where admission can be had by the general public by the payment of a fee, or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token, or at which a charge is made for caring for clothing or other property, or any other dance to which the public generally may gain admission, with or without the payment of a fee. The term "public dance," as defined in this section, shall not include those dances sponsored by recognized civic, sectarian, fraternal, scholastic, religious or charitable organizations, whether a fee is charged for admission or not, nor shall it include dancing taking place at an eating establishment which provides space for dancing, where such is an accessory use incidental to the primary business. The term "public dance hall," as used in this article, shall be taken to mean any room, place or space in which a public dance is held.

(Code 1965, § 19-29)