In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 53-02-01

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    “Music festival” means a musical performance by one or more groups held out of doors with the audience being present primarily for the purpose of listening to music.

2.    “Person” means a natural person, firm, association, corporation, or limited liability company.

3.    “Public concert” means a musical performance by one or more groups held indoors where the audience is seated by reserve or general admission with the audience being present primarily for the purpose of listening to music and the location of such musical performance having a seating capacity of at least one thousand people.

4.    “Public dance” means any dance where the public may participate and is present primarily for the sole purpose of dancing and where the location of the dance has a capacity of at least one hundred people.

5.    “Public dancing place” means a room, place, or space, which has a capacity of at least one hundred people, open to public patronage where dancing in which the public may participate is carried on and where the public is present primarily for the sole purpose of dancing.