§ 6-20-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the indicated meaning:

Club means any bona fide nonprofit society, association of persons or corporation, organized for civic, fraternal, social or charitable purposes, or for any purpose not a business or commercial purpose, which owns, rents or operates a place or building for the accommodation of its members and their invited guests, when such place or premises, or any part thereof, is used for dancing by members of the club or their invited guests.

Dance hall operator means the person who conducts, manages, maintains or controls, either directly or indirectly, any public dance hall as defined in this section.

Person means any person, copartnership, corporation, firm, or other association or organization which conducts or holds a public dance in a public dance hall as defined in this section.

Public dance means any dance to which the public generally gains admission, either with the payment of a fee directly or indirectly, or without payment of a fee, but the term "public dance" shall not include the following:

1.

Private dance means any dance given at a private home or residence, admission to which is restricted to invited guests, and from which the general public is excluded; any dance given or conducted by a club whose purposes or primary activities do not include the arrangement or holding of dances and where the attendance is restricted to the members of such club and their invited guests, and from which the general public is excluded; any dance given or conducted by a corporation, or other organization or person whose purpose or primary activities do not include the arrangement or holding of dances and where the attendance is restricted to the members of such corporation or other organization and their invited guests, and from which the general public is excluded; and any dance given or conducted by public or private schools or churches for the students or members thereof, or their invited guests, and from which the general public is excluded.

2.

Public agency dance means any dance which is given or conducted by the state, the county, the city or any political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality thereof.

3.

Dancing school classes means any dance held or conducted by any dancing school or academy which gives instruction in dancing for hire.

4.

Commercial premises means a commercial establishment whose principal business is other than public dancing and upon which premises no alcoholic beverages are sold or permitted.

Public dance hall means any room, place, space or building, enclosed or unenclosed, where a public dance is held or conducted.

(Code 1967, § 31-21; Code 1985, § 29-21; Ord. No. 925, § 1, 4-27-1971; Ord. No. 2575, § 1, 3-15-1977; Ord. No. 3213, §§ 1, 2, 7-20-1982)