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[ITINERANT SHOWS]

SF-POLICE art. 15, pt. [ITINERANT SHOWS]
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SF Police Code § 1015 IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX ON ITINERANT SHOWS.

SEC. 1015. IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX ON ITINERANT SHOWS. Every person, firm or corporation maintaining or conducting in connection with an itinerant show or exhibition, any museum, skating rink, merry-go-round, swing, revolving wheel, chute, toboggan slide, ferris wheel, mechanical contrivance for carrying passengers, or any side show, exhibition or concession, shall, after conforming to the regulatory provisions of Sections 1017 and 1018 of this Article, pay a license fee for each day for each and every concession, show or device herein enumerated and conducted or maintained in connection with any itinerant show or exhibition. (Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SF Police Code § 1016 ITINERANT SHOW DEFINED.

SEC. 1016. ITINERANT SHOW DEFINED. The term itinerant show or exhibition shall be construed to mean any outdoor carnival, show or concession, exhibiting or operating temporarily under a tent, or in the open, except such as come within the provisions of Sections 1031 to 1034, inclusive, of this Article and the license provisions of the Municipal Code. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

SF Police Code § 1017 PERMIT BY ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION; REGULATIONS FOR.

SEC. 1017. PERMIT BY ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION; REGULATIONS FOR. The applicant for any show, exhibition or concession mentioned in Section 1015 of this Article shall, before beginning operations, obtain a permit from the Entertainment Commission to so operate, which permit may be revoked at any time by the Entertainment Commission. Without such a permit from the Entertainment Commission, the Tax Collector shall not issue a license to conduct any itinerant show, exhibition or concession enumerated in Sections 1015 and 1018 of this Article. If the permit is revoked, the license issued thereon shall immediately terminate and expire. The application for an itinerant show shall be filed in sufficient time to allow the Entertainment Commission to notice and fix the time and place for a public hearing on the application. Not less than 10 days before such hearing, the Entertainment Commission shall cause a notice of such hearing to be posted in one or more conspicuous place(s) on or about the property where the itinerant show is to be operated, in a fashion designed to inform the public of the application. Failure to apply in sufficient time for a noticed hearing to be held may be cause for the Entertainment Commission to deny issuance of a permit. (Amended by Ord. 581-81, App. 12/10/81; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1017.1 FILING FEE.

SEC. 1017.1. FILING FEE. Every person desiring a permit pursuant to Section 1017 of this Article shall file an application with the Entertainment Commission upon a form provided by the Entertainment Commission and shall pay a filing fee. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1017.2 EXEMPTION, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

SEC. 1017.2. EXEMPTION, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. Whenever a nonprofit organization contracts for or rents an itinerant show or exhibition, the filing fee for a permit shall be $100 and the nonprofit organization shall be exempt from paying the license fee. (Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

SF Police Code § 1018 PERMIT AND LICENSE REGULATIONS.

SEC. 1018. PERMIT AND LICENSE REGULATIONS. The provisions of Section 1049 of this Article regulating the manner of testing passenger carrying devices shall be strictly observed before any such itinerant show, exhibition or carnival may open for business. A permit signed by the Entertainment Commission certifying that all legal requirements have been met must also be first presented to the Tax Collector before said official may issue a license to the owner or lessee of any itinerant carnival, show or exhibition or to any person holding a concession therein. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)
Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_police/0-0-0-47463Fetched: 11/1/2026

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