Definitions

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Dancehall or ballroom: Any room, place or space in which a public dance or public ball shall be held, and any room, hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held and instruction in dancing is given for hire.

Public dance or public ball: Any dance or ball conducted in connection with instruction in dancing for hire, and any dance or ball to which admission may be had by the payment of a fee or by the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket or token, or in connection with which a charge is made for caring for clothing or other property, and any dance or ball to which the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee.

(Code 1967, § 4-32; Code 1980, § 5-67)