Carnivals or other transient amusement troupes or organizations employing gambling devices or games of chance.
Batesville Code of Ordinances § 11-8
in effectSec. 11-8. - Carnivals or other transient amusement troupes or organizations employing gambling devices or games of chance.
(a) No carnival, or other professional troupe or organization traveling from town to town on a regular transient basis shall be allowed to conduct any activities within the corporate limits of the City of Batesville, Mississippi, which activities include any games, devices, amusement machines, cane or knife racks, or other gambling devices or games of chance whether for gain by the players or amusement, where any fee or price is charged for such device, game, or similar thing.
(b) Any and all carnivals, troupes, or transient amusement organizations employing any such game of chance or similar amusement device shall be and the same are hereby prohibited from establishing their grounds on any temporary or transient basis within the corporate limits of the City of Batesville, Mississippi.
(c) Violation of this section by any individual or organization shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment as to each such individual or organization within the maximum amounts and penalties provided for the Municipal Court of the City of Batesville, Mississippi, by this Code of Ordinances.
The chief of police and the City of Batesville Police Department are hereby authorized and instructed to enforce this section as to any individual or organization violating or attempting to violate the same by setting up or establishing any temporary location within the City of Batesville, Mississippi, for any carnival or similar device.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the conduct by schools or other charitable or nonprofit organizations or amateur amusements or fundraisers conducted solely by personnel or affiliates of said school or other charitable organization, and not by any professional organization, entity or person, where said fundraisers are conducted solely upon the premises of said school or other charitable organization. Neither shall this section in any way prohibit or suppress any carnival or other amusement troupe or organization from conducting its activities for profit or otherwise outside the city limits of the City of Batesville, Mississippi.
(Ord. No. 90-10-394, §§ 1—4, 10-16-90)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH11OFIS_ARTIINGE_S11-8CAOTTRAMTROREMGADEGACHFetched: 10/31/2026