§ 40-368. Wrestling match, professional.

(a)

License required. No person shall give, assist, take part in or permit the giving in any building, hall or other place owned or controlled by him, any professional wrestling match for which admission is charged unless, before the commencement of such match, a license therefor shall be procured.

(b)

License fee. The license fee required to be paid to the city for such license shall be $1.00 per $1,000.00 of the total gross receipts for such match.

(c)

Advance deposit. The city may issue such license in advance of giving of such match provided the person seeking such license shall place in the hands of the revenue division a cash deposit sufficient to cover the probable amount of such license fee and authorizing the application of such deposit upon such fee at the determination of the proper amount of such fee. Any surplus remaining from such deposit, after the license fee shall have been paid, shall be returned to the person making such deposit; and any deficit arising thereunder after the application of the deposit to the payment of such license fee shall be paid to the city. Each person giving, assisting, taking part in or permitting any building, hall or other place owned or controlled by him to be used for the giving of any such wrestling match is hereby required, within ten days after the giving of any such match, to pay to the city any deficit arising after the amount of deposit shall have been applied to the payment of such license fee.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 21.467; Ord. No. 42962, 7-20-73)

Cross reference

Amusements and commercial recreation, ch. 12.