Ordinance 1558-89 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 G. It shall be the obligation of every person licensed under 2 this Chapter to provide proper and adequate illumination of the public dance hall and such illumination shall be maintained which 3 is generally distributed in all parts of the premises available for use by the public. Such illumination shall be not less than 4 ten (10) foot candles at floor level at all times when the premises are open for the public or when any member of the public 5 is permitted to enter and remain therein. 6 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 7 8 Section 8: REQUIREMENTS OF OPERATION - AGE - RESTRICTIONS - PENALTY. 9 A. No person conducting or operating a teen dance or person 10 maintaining a teen dance hall shall permit, either by act or omission, persons under the age of sixteen (16) to enter or 11 remain on the premises without a parent or legal guardian present or persons over the age of twenty (20) to enter or remain on the 12 premises except a parent or legal guardian accompanying a person under the age of twenty (20) years, and except bona fide 13 employees of the person conducting or operating such teen dance or teen dance hall ; provided, however, it is permissible to allow 14 a person under the age of sixteen (16) to enter or remain on the premises without a parent or legal guardian present if the person 15 is a senior high school student and provides proof of high school attendance in the form of a valid high school student picture 16 identification card or such other form of picture identification indicating that the person is of senior high school age such as a 17 Washington State picture identification card. 18 B. No person conducting or operating a public dance or public dance hall shall allow persons over the age of twenty (20) to 19 enter or remain on the premises, except for bona fide employees of the person operating or conducting such public dance or public 20 dance hall and parents or guardians accompanying a person when persons under the age of twenty-one (21 ) are present. 21 C. Every person who knowingly or recklessly shall allow a 22 person to enter or remain in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It is the responsibility of the person 23 conducting and/or operating a public dance to require picture identification showing the age of each person admitted or in the 24 case of students attending senior high school , such identification may include valid high school student picture 25 identification cards or such other form of picture identification indicating that the person is of senior high school age such as a 26 Washington State picture identification card. 27 D. Any person who shall by affirmative misrepresentation of age obtain admission to or permission to remain in any teen dance 28 or public dance in violation of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 29 E. No public dance shall be conducted past the hour of 2:00 30 a.m. ; provided, however, no teen dance shall be conducted past the hour of 1 :30 a.m. 31 32 2