2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 19a-437. (Formerly Sec. 19-551). Information required of applicant.

      Sec. 19a-437. (Formerly Sec. 19-551). Information required of applicant. Before he may be issued a license the applicant shall first:

      (1) Determine the maximum number of people which will be assembled or admitted to the location of the assembly, provided the maximum number shall not exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly in consideration of the nature of the assembly and provided, where the assembly is to continue overnight, the maximum number shall not be more than is allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning or health ordinances of the municipality;

      (2) Provide proof that food concessions will be in operation on the grounds with sufficient capacity to accommodate the number of persons expected to be in attendance and that he will furnish at his own expense before the assembly commences: (A) Potable water, meeting all federal and state requirements for purity, sufficient to provide drinking water for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one gallon per person per day and water for bathing at the rate of at least ten gallons per person per day; (B) separate enclosed toilets for males and females, meeting all state and local specifications, conveniently located throughout the grounds, sufficient to provide facilities for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one toilet for every two hundred females and at least one toilet for every three hundred males, together with an efficient, sanitary means of disposing of waste matter deposited, which is in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations. A lavatory with running water under pressure and a continuous supply of soap and paper towels shall be provided with each toilet; (C) a sanitary method of disposing of solid waste, in compliance with state and local laws and regulations, sufficient to dispose of the solid waste production of the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least two and one-half pounds of solid waste per person per day, together with a plan for holding and a plan for collecting all such waste at least once each day of the assembly and sufficient trash cans with tight fitting lids and personnel to perform the task; (D) physicians and nurses licensed to practice in this state at the rate of at least one physician for every one thousand people and at least one nurse for every fifteen hundred people anticipated to be assembled, together with an enclosed covered structure where treatment may be rendered, containing a separately enclosed treatment room for each physician, and at least one emergency ambulance available for use at all times; (E) if the assembly is to continue during hours of darkness, illumination sufficient to light the entire area of the assembly at the rate of at least five foot candles, but not to shine unreasonably beyond the boundaries of the location of the assembly; (F) a free parking area inside of the assembly grounds sufficient to provide parking space for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one parking space for every four persons; (G) telephones connected to outside lines sufficient to provide service for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one separate line and receiver for each one thousand persons; (H) if the assembly is to continue overnight, camping facilities in compliance with all state and local requirements, sufficient to provide camping accommodations for the maximum number of people to be assembled; (I) security guards, either regularly employed, duly sworn, off duty policemen or constables or private guards, licensed in this state, sufficient to provide adequate security for the maximum number of people to be assembled at the rate of at least one security guard for every seven hundred fifty people; (J) fire protection, including alarms, extinguishing devices and fire lanes and escapes, sufficient to meet all state and local standards for the location of the assembly and sufficient emergency personnel to operate efficiently the required equipment; (K) all reasonably necessary precautions to insure that the sound of the assembly will not carry unreasonably beyond the enclosed boundaries of the location of the assembly; (L) a bond, filed with the clerk of the municipality in which the assembly is to gather, either in cash or underwritten by a surety company licensed to do business in this state at the rate of four dollars per person for the maximum number of people permitted to assemble, which (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless the municipality or any of its agents, officers, servants or employees from any liability or causes of action which might arise by reason of granting the license, and from any cost incurred in cleaning up any waste material produced or left by the assembly; (ii) guarantee the state the payment of any taxes which may accrue as a result of the gathering; and (iii) guarantee reimbursement of ticketholders if the event is cancelled.

      (1971, P.A. 696, S. 3.)

      History: Sec. 19-551 transferred to Sec. 19a-437 in 1983.