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MASS GATHERINGS |
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(a) No
person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage or sell or give tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated
assembly of three thousand or more people which continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for eighteen or more consecutive hours, whether on public or private
property, unless a license to hold the assembly has first been issued by the chief of police
of the municipality in which the assembly is to gather or, if there is none, the first
selectman. A license to hold an assembly issued to one person shall permit any person
to engage in any lawful activity in connection with the holding of the licensed assembly.
(b) A separate license shall be required for each day and each location in which
three thousand or more people assemble or can reasonably be anticipated to assemble.
The fee for each license shall be one hundred dollars.
(c) A license shall permit the assembly of only the maximum number of people
stated in the license. The licensee shall not sell tickets to or permit to assemble at the
licensed location more than the maximum permissible number of people.
(d) The licensee shall not permit the sound of the assembly to carry unreasonably
beyond the boundaries of the location of the assembly.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 2.)
History: Sec. 19-550 transferred to Sec. 19a-436 in 1983.
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Before he may be issued a license the applicant shall first:
(1) Determine the maximum number of people which will be assembled or admitted
to the location of the assembly, provided the maximum number shall not exceed the
maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly in
consideration of the nature of the assembly and provided, where the assembly is to
continue overnight, the maximum number shall not be more than is allowed to sleep
within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning or health ordinances
of the municipality;
(2) Provide proof that food concessions will be in operation on the grounds with
sufficient capacity to accommodate the number of persons expected to be in attendance
and that he will furnish at his own expense before the assembly commences: (A) Potable
water, meeting all federal and state requirements for purity, sufficient to provide drinking
water for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one
gallon per person per day and water for bathing at the rate of at least ten gallons per
person per day; (B) separate enclosed toilets for males and females, meeting all state and
local specifications, conveniently located throughout the grounds, sufficient to provide
facilities for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one
toilet for every two hundred females and at least one toilet for every three hundred males,
together with an efficient, sanitary means of disposing of waste matter deposited, which
is in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations. A lavatory with running
water under pressure and a continuous supply of soap and paper towels shall be provided
with each toilet; (C) a sanitary method of disposing of solid waste, in compliance with
state and local laws and regulations, sufficient to dispose of the solid waste production
of the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least two and one-
half pounds of solid waste per person per day, together with a plan for holding and a
plan for collecting all such waste at least once each day of the assembly and sufficient
trash cans with tight fitting lids and personnel to perform the task; (D) physicians and
nurses licensed to practice in this state at the rate of at least one physician for every one
thousand people and at least one nurse for every fifteen hundred people anticipated to
be assembled, together with an enclosed covered structure where treatment may be
rendered, containing a separately enclosed treatment room for each physician, and at
least one emergency ambulance available for use at all times; (E) if the assembly is to
continue during hours of darkness, illumination sufficient to light the entire area of the
assembly at the rate of at least five foot candles, but not to shine unreasonably beyond
the boundaries of the location of the assembly; (F) a free parking area inside of the
assembly grounds sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one parking space for every four persons; (G)
telephones connected to outside lines sufficient to provide service for the maximum
number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one separate line and receiver
for each one thousand persons; (H) if the assembly is to continue overnight, camping
facilities in compliance with all state and local requirements, sufficient to provide camping accommodations for the maximum number of people to be assembled; (I) security
guards, either regularly employed, duly sworn, off duty policemen or constables or
private guards, licensed in this state, sufficient to provide adequate security for the
maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one security guard
for every seven hundred fifty people; (J) fire protection, including alarms, extinguishing
devices and fire lanes and escapes, sufficient to meet all state and local standards for
the location of the assembly and sufficient emergency personnel to operate efficiently
the required equipment; (K) all reasonably necessary precautions to insure that the sound
of the assembly will not carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the
location of the assembly; (L) a bond, filed with the clerk of the municipality in which
the assembly is to gather, either in cash or underwritten by a surety company licensed
to do business in this state at the rate of four dollars per person for the maximum number
of people permitted to assemble, which (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless the municipality or any of its agents, officers, servants or employees from any liability or causes
of action which might arise by reason of granting the license, and from any cost incurred
in cleaning up any waste material produced or left by the assembly; (ii) guarantee the
state the payment of any taxes which may accrue as a result of the gathering; and (iii)
guarantee reimbursement of ticketholders if the event is cancelled.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 3.)
History: Sec. 19-551 transferred to Sec. 19a-437 in 1983.
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(a) Application for a license to hold an actual or anticipated assembly of three thousand or more
persons shall be made in writing to the governing body of the municipality at least thirty
days in advance of such assembly and shall be accompanied by the bond required by
subparagraph (L) of subdivision (2) of section 19a-437 and the license fee required by
subsection (b) of section 19a-436.
(b) The application shall contain a statement made upon oath or affirmation that
the statements contained therein are true and correct to the best knowledge of the applicant and shall be signed and sworn to or affirmed by the individual making application
in the case of an individual, by all officers in the case of a corporation, by all partners
in the case of a partnership or by all officers of an unincorporated association, society
or group or, if there are no officers, by all members of such association, society or group.
(c) The application shall contain and disclose: (1) The name, age, residence and
mailing address of all persons required to sign the application by subsection (b) of this
section and, in the case of a corporation, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation
together with the name, age, residence and mailing address of each person holding ten
per cent or more of the stock of such corporation; (2) the address and legal description
of all property upon which the assembly is to be held, together with the name, residence
and mailing address of the record owner or owners of all such property; (3) proof of
ownership of all property upon which the assembly is to be held or a statement made
upon oath or affirmation by the record owner or owners of all such property that the
applicant has permission to use such property for an assembly of three thousand or more
persons; (4) the nature or purpose of the assembly; (5) the total number of days or hours
during which the assembly is to last; (6) the maximum number of persons which the
applicant shall permit to assemble at any time, not to exceed the maximum number
which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly, in consideration of the
nature of the assembly or the maximum number of persons allowed to sleep within the
boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning ordinances of the municipality
if the assembly is to continue overnight; (7) the maximum number of tickets to be sold,
if any; (8) the plans of the applicant to limit the maximum number of people permitted
to assemble; (9) the plans for supplying potable water including the source, amount
available and location of outlets; (10) the plans for providing toilet and lavatory facilities,
including the source, number, location and type, and the means of disposing of waste
deposited; (11) the plans for holding, collecting and disposing of solid waste material;
(12) the plans to provide for medical facilities, including the location and construction
of a medical structure, the names and addresses and hours of availability of physicians
and nurses, and provisions for emergency ambulance service; (13) the plans, if any, to
illuminate the location of the assembly, including the source and amount of power and
the location of lamps; (14) the plans for parking vehicles, including size and location
of lots, points of highway access and interior roads, including routes between highway
access and parking lots; (15) the plans for telephone service, including the source, number and location of telephones; (16) the plans for camping facilities, if any, including
facilities available and their location; (17) the plans for security, including the number
of guards, their deployment, and their names, addresses, credentials and hours of availability; (18) the plans for fire protection, including the number, type and location of all
protective devices including alarms and extinguishers, and the number of emergency
fire personnel available to operate the equipment; (19) the plans for sound control and
sound amplification, if any, including the number, location and power of amplifiers and
speakers; (20) the plans for food concessions and concessioners who will be allowed
to operate on the grounds including the names and addresses of all concessioners and
their license or permit numbers.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 4; P.A. 01-195, S. 147, 181.)
History: Sec. 19-552 transferred to Sec. 19a-438 in 1983; P.A. 01-195 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change,
effective July 11, 2001.
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The application for a license shall be processed within twenty days of its receipt and shall be issued
if all conditions are complied with.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 5.)
History: Sec. 19-553 transferred to Sec. 19a-439 in 1983.
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A license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the governing body of the municipality at any time if any of the conditions necessary for the issuing
of or contained in the license are not complied with, or if any condition previously met
ceases to be complied with.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 19-554 transferred to Sec. 19a-440 in 1983.
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Any person aggrieved by the denial or revocation of a license under this chapter
may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue
for such appeal shall be in the judicial district within which the assembly was to gather.
Such appeal shall be privileged.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 7; P.A. 76-436, S. 398, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 58, 125; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127.)
History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts,
effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provisions with statement that appeals to be made in accordance
with Sec. 4-183, but retained statement that appeals to be privileged; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; Sec. 19-
555 transferred to Sec. 19a-441 in 1983.
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(a)
The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by injunction in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
(b) The holding of an assembly in violation of any provision or condition contained
in this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated as such.
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) of section 19a-436 or who violates any
condition upon which he is granted a license shall be fined not less than one thousand
dollars or more than ten thousand dollars. Each day of violation shall be considered a
separate offense.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 8.)
History: Sec. 19-556 transferred to Sec. 19a-442 in 1983.
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(a) This chapter shall not
apply to any regularly established, permanent place of worship, stadium, athletic field,
arena, auditorium, coliseum or other similar permanently established place of assembly
for assemblies which do not exceed by more than two hundred fifty people the maximum
seating capacity of the structure where the assembly is held.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to government-sponsored fairs held on regularly
established fairgrounds or to assemblies required to be licensed by other provisions of
the general statutes or local ordinances.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 9.)
History: Sec. 19-557 transferred to Sec. 19a-443 in 1983.
