[AMUSEMENT PARKS]

SF-POLICE art. 15, pt. [AMUSEMENT PARKS]

in effect

SF Police Code § 1031 AMUSEMENT PARK DEFINED.

SEC. 1031. AMUSEMENT PARK DEFINED. An amusement park, within the meaning of Sections 1031 to 1034, inclusive, of this Article, is hereby defined to be a place maintained and conducted for the purpose of amusing the public by operating and conducting therein and thereon "Merry-go-rounds," "Figure 8," "Coasters," "Old Mills," and other and similar forms of amusement and entertainment, and maintaining and conducting certain devices and contrivances which provide and afford games which are distinctly games of skill and of the general nature of the games of skill in vogue at the beaches and amusement parks throughout the country; and eating places and restaurants. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

SF Police Code § 1031.1 PERMIT.

SEC. 1031.1. PERMIT. It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of conducting an amusement park without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Entertainment Commission. Applications for amusement park permits shall be filed with the Entertainment Commission on a form provided for said permit together with a nonrefundable 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 § 1032 LICENSE FEES FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS.

SEC. 1032. LICENSE FEES FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of conducting an amusement park shall pay to the Tax Collector an annual license fee on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.* The following editor's statement is included pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code Sec. 76.1(c): The fees administered pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code Sec. 76.1 are subject to annual review and adjustment to reflect the City's cost increases or decreases, which may include adjustments based upon the Consumer Price Index that most accurately tracks increases and decreases in the City's cost for the function, service, or undertaking for which the fee will pay. Each department maintains on its website an up-to-date list of the fees charged subject to adjustment. (Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)

SF Police Code § 1033 LICENSE BY TAX COLLECTOR.

SEC. 1033. LICENSE BY TAX COLLECTOR. The Tax Collector shall not issue a license for an amusement park unless the applicant shall present to him a permit for such park from the Entertainment Commission. The permit shall contain the name of the applicant, and the location of the amusement park. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38; amended by Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002)

SF Police Code § 1034 SECTIONS NOT APPLICABLE.

SEC. 1034. SECTIONS NOT APPLICABLE. The issuance of a permit and license under the provisions of Sections 1031 to 1034, inclusive, shall exempt the permit holder from permit and license requirements of Sections 1015, 1017, 1021, 1039, 1039.2, 1045, and 1045.2 of this Article, in so far as they apply to amusement parks, as herein defined, or the games or devices therein operated and conducted, but shall not exempt the permittee or licensee from any other provisions of this Article of the San Francisco Municipal Code or any ordinances of the City and County of San Francisco requiring a permit or license or otherwise regulating the use or maintenance of such amusement parks or the games and devices therein operated and conducted. (Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81)

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/0-0-0-47467Fetched: 11/1/2026