§ 18-27. Prohibited and restricted conduct.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, operate, manage or maintain any carnival, bazaar, exhibition show, street show, exhibition company or other performance given within tents or otherwise in which professional operators, concessionaires, employees, entertainers or proprietors are engaged in the operation thereof, within the city limits. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit circuses, and, provided further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a church or other charitable organization that operates a conventional type of church or charitable bazaar, in which no professionals are employed but in which the entire personnel component of the bazaar is composed of members of the church, or other charitable organization or school.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a church or other charitable or nonprofit organization from sponsoring professionally operated carnivals in the city when the church or other charitable or nonprofit organization complies with the requirements of this article and any other requirements the city council may deem necessary.

(Code 1952, § 20.7; Code 1960, § 21-11)