§ 267.1110. Definitions.  


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  • When used in this article, the following terms shall mean:

    Entertainment includes shows, plays, skits, musical revues, children's theater, dance productions, public dance, musical concerts, opera and the production or provision of sights or sounds or visual or auditory sensations which are designed to or may divert, entertain or otherwise appeal to members of the public who are admitted to a place of entertainment, which is produced by any means, including radio, phonograph, television, video reproduction, tape recorder, piano, orchestra or band or any other musical instrument, slide or movie projector, spotlights, or interruptible or flashing light devices and decoration.

    Place of entertainment means any privately owned place wherein entertainment is offered or given to the public, whether or not a fee is charged for admission thereto and whether or not sales of property are made upon the premises, other than religious associations or corporations organized for at least three (3) years, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 315 or 317A, and the following activities licensed by the city pursuant to provisions of this Code of Ordinances: Theaters under Article XVI, dance halls under Article XIII, carnivals under Article V, places licensed for "on-sale" beer, wine or liquor under Chapter 362, 363 or 366, food establishments licensed under section 188.160 as a restaurant or food manufacturer having a public area less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) net square feet which provide limited entertainment as defined under section 520.160 of this code, or places primarily devoted to the display and sale of radios, phonographs, tape recorders, pianos, musical instruments, records and tapes, moving pictures, television and stage equipment.

    Public dance means any event in which dancing, wherein the public may participate, is carried on, and to which admission may be had by the public by payment, either directly or indirectly, of an admission fee, price for dancing, or a fee for a membership in a club. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 861.010; 81-Or-254, § 1, 10-9-81; 82-Or-226, § 1, 11-12-82; 2001-Or-082, § 1, 7-13-01; 2007-Or-093, § 1, 12-7-07)