B. "Public dance hall," as used herein means any room, hall, pavilion, building or other structure kept for the purpose of conducting therein public dances or dancing, or any place in which a public dance or ball shall be held.
(Ord. 1-75 § 1, 1975.)

 
5.12.030 Sanitation-Ventilation-Lighting.
All public dance halls shall be kept in a clean, healthful, sanitary condition and well lighted at all times during any dance. They shall be well ventilated, and all stairways, halls, passages and rooms connected with the dance hall shall be kept open and well lighted at all times. (Ord. 1-75 § 3, 1974.)

 
5.12.040 Hours of operation.
All public dances and all music therein shall cease and terminate at or before two a.m. (Ord. 1-75 § 4, 1975.)

 
5.12.050 Persons under influence of intoxicating liquor prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person maintaining, conducting or carrying on any public dance hall, or having charge or control thereof, or for any person employed in or about the same, to allow or permit any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or any disorderly person to enter, be or remain in or to dance in any such public dance hall. (Ord. 1-75 § 5, 1975.)

 
5.12.060 Liquor violations.
A. It is unlawful for any person conducting a public dance hall, or for any person having charge or control thereof, at any time when a dance is being conducted therein, to permit any patron to bring into the dance hall or any room or rooms in connection therewith, any intoxicating liquor.

B. It is unlawful for any person to permit intoxicating liquor to be drunk in the dance hall, or in any adjacent rooms, unless licensed by the state and by the city.

C. It is unlawful for any patron to bring into a public dance hall, or any room or rooms in connection therewith, any intoxicating liquor at any time when a dance is being conducted therein.

D. It is unlawful for any person to consume intoxicating liquor in a public dance hall, or any room or rooms in connection therewith, unless such intoxicating liquor is served by the owner, operator or employees of such owner or operator of such dance hall.
(Ord. 1-75 § 6, 1975.)

 
5.12.070 Congregation upon stairways prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person conducting a public dance hall to allow or permit the patrons of said dance to congregate upon the stairway of any public dance hall while the dance is in progress. (Ord. 1-75 § 7, 975.)

 
5.12.080 Disorderly conduct.
No disorderly conduct shall be permitted at any public dance or dances. If any police officer of the city finds any disorderly conduct occurring at any dance, or that the dance is not being conducted in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, he may summarily close the dance hall, cause the same to be vacated, and may suppress and discontinue the dance. (Ord. 1-75 § 8, 1975.)

 
5.12.090 Smoking restrictions.
No person shall be permitted to smoke or carry in his hand or her hand, a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe in any public hall while dancing. (Ord. 1-75 § 9, 1975.)

 
5.12.100 Minors.
Except as expressly provided for teenage dances in Chapter 5.16, it is unlawful:

A. To permit any person under eighteen years of age to attend or remain at any public dance unless such person is accompanied by his parent or legal guardian;

B. For any person to falsely represent his age in order to attend or remain at any public dance;

C. For any person to falsely represent himself to be the parent or legal guardian of another in order that such other person may attend or remain at any public dance.
(Ord. 1-75 § 10, 1975.)

 
5.12.110 Police officer-Attendance required.
The chief of police shall assign a deputy police officer to each public dance, who shall be and remain in continual attendance thereat and until such time thereafter as the patrons shall have dispersed, and who shall enforce the provisions of this chapter with the assistance of the regular on-duty police officers, if necessary, of the city. (Ord. 1-75 § 11, 1975.)

 
5.12.120 Police officer-Applicant to pay costs.
All applicants for licenses provided for herein shall, at the time of granting the same, pay an amount sufficient to cover the cost of such officer. The chief of police, with approval of the city manager, shall fix the amount thereof. (Ord. 1-75 § 12, 1975.)

 
5.12.130 Authority of chief of police to make rules and regulations.
The chief of police shall have authority to make all proper and necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent herewith, for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions and intent of this chapter. (Ord. 1-75 § 13, 1975.)

 
5.12.140 Exemptions.
Section 5.12.110 shall not apply to the following organizations when they have accepted the responsibility for, and the sponsorship of, a public dance: (A) Public and private schools, to include dancing schools; (B) Law enforcement organizations; (C) Fire department organizations; (D) Religious or nonprofit civic organizations to specifically include nonprofit dancing clubs. (Ord. 1-75 § 14, 1975.)

 
5.12.150 Violation-Penalty.
Any person conducting or engaging in the operation of a public dance or attending such dance, in violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1-75 § 15, 1975.)