Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 4504

  • assembly: means a gathering of 2,000 or more individuals in a public place that the general public is permitted or invited to attend, conducted or promoted for profit, whether or not a profit is actually returned, where persons are admitted on payment of cash, entry fees, advance subscriptions, or donations, or any thing of value. See
  • Permit: means a written statement, issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety or his or her designee, authorizing the holding of a commercial public assembly under stated conditions as to time, place, and manner. See
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See
  • Promotional activity: means purchasing paid advertisements in any media of communication or circulation of printed material advertising the assembly. See
  • Public place: means an open area where patrons cannot be accommodated inside a permanent building, other than a stadium used for sporting events, or a fairground having permanent seats for patrons, with respect to which a private person permits use by the general public. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4504. Contents of application

(a) An application for a permit to hold an assembly shall be in writing and signed by an individual authorized to act for the person sponsoring it.

(b) The application shall state:

(1) the date and hours the assembly is to be held;

(2) the name, residence address, and the telephone number of the applicant, the principal officers of the applicant, the individual making the application, and any other individual authorized to represent the applicant in applying for the permit;

(3) the designation and location of the public place where the assembly is to be held;

(4) that the requested use by the applicant of the designated place has been granted by the person having authority to grant the use of the public place;

(5) the estimated number of persons expected to participate in or attend the public assembly;

(6) a schedule and copies of all promotional activity the applicant has engaged in or intends to engage in;

(7) the general nature of the assembly and the arrangements made to protect the public health and safety during the conduct of the assembly, including arrangements with respect to traffic direction, crowd control, and sanitation facilities; and

(8) any additional information the applicant wishes to furnish. (Added 1973, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 30, 1974; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 405, eff. July 1, 2022.)