Division 1 — DEFINITIONS

2621. • DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Part, certain words and phrases used in this Part shall be construed as set forth in the following sections unless it is apparent from the entire context that a different meaning is intended.

"Admission" includes every act of entry by a person or patron to any portion of any premises.

"Attend" includes the terms see, view, witness, enjoy, watch, be present at and participate in.

"Business" shall include any occupation or avocation, gainful or otherwise, whether permanent, transitory or temporary.

"Charge or Admission Price" includes, in addition to or in lieu of money, any valuable consideration paid, given or received in exchange for the right or privilege of admittance to any premises or attending any event, and an additional consideration paid, given or received, after admission to any premises, in exchange for the right or privilege of admission to or use of any portion of such premises or any accommodations or facilities therein located or provided.

"Conduct" includes operate, carry on, maintain, keep, render, perform, hold, give, put on, organize, sponsor and exhibit.

(Amended by Ord. 1775 adopted 6-7-83)

"Event" includes any meeting, performance, race, dance, demonstration, competition, exhibition, transaction, show, feature and attraction for which a separate or additional charge or admission price is paid for the right or privilege of attending the same.

(Amended by Ord. 1775 adopted 6-7-83)

"Operator" includes any person owning, operating, conducting, directing, sponsoring, managing or controlling, alone or in conjunction with others, in whole or in part, as principal, agent, officer, employee or independent contractor, any business admission to any event or portion of which is subject to any tax imposed by any provision of this Part.

(Amended by Ord. 1775 adopted 6-7-83)

"Patron" includes any person who pays or on account of whom is paid any charge or admission price or who is granted a free pass for the right or privilege of being admitted to any premises for the purpose of attending any event thereat.

(Amended by Ordinance No. 1613 adopted 11-23-77)

"Premises" includes any property, building, structure, enclosure, location or place, whether improved or not, and whether or not the same be owned by any individual person or by any person as defined in the preceding section at, in, or upon which any event is conducted, or at or from which any event may be attended.

"Seating Capacity" means the total number of seats provided upon any premises by an operator for the use of patrons admitted thereto for the purpose of attending any event thereat.

When standing room is provided for or is available to patrons upon any premises, in conjunction with seats or otherwise, each 10 square feet of such standing room shall be equivalent to and shall be considered as one seat or seating space for the purpose of determining the total seating capacity of any premises.

"Season Pass" shall mean and include every season ticket, season pass, pass book, club membership, membership card, association membership or insignia, mail order ticket, or other device or token (other than a service pass) the ownership or possession of which entitles the owner or holder thereof to admission more than one time to any premises for an event.

(Amended by Ord. 1775 adopted 6-7-83)

"Service Pass" is any ticket, token, book or device, issued without monetary consideration, by an operator to bona fide employees, servicemen, tradesmen, caterers, vendors of food or merchandise upon the premises, city, county, state or federal government officials on official business, participants in any event upon the premises or employees of such participants or other persons whose admission to the premises is or may be required for the performance of some duty or professional service to, or work for, such operator,

entitling the holder thereof to admittance, without charge or admission price, to the operator's premises or to any event conducted thereat.

When more than one such device is issued by an operator to any individual person, only one such device shall be deemed to be a service pass within the meaning of and for the application of the provisions of this Part.

"Free Pass" is any ticket, token, book or device, other than a service pass, issued by an operator without monetary consideration, or an allowed entry without monetary consideration, to any person or patron entitling the person or patron to admittance to the operator's premises or to any event conducted thereat. For the purposes of this Part, the phrase "monetary consideration" shall not include any admission tax paid or collected pursuant to this Part.

(Added by Ordinance No. 1613 adopted 11-23-77)