Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 368s - Mass Gatherings
Section 19a-438. (Formerly Sec. 19-552). - Application for license.

(a) Application for a license to hold an actual or anticipated assembly of two thousand or more persons that continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for twelve or more consecutive hours shall be made, in writing, to the chief elected official of the municipality not less than twenty days prior to the date of such assembly and shall be accompanied by the license fee required by subsection (b) of section 19a-436.

(b) The application shall contain a statement made upon oath or affirmation that the statements contained therein are true and correct to the best knowledge of the applicant. The application shall be signed by the individual applicant, or in cases where the applicant is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, association, society or group, by a duly authorized representative of such entity.
(c) The application shall contain and disclose: (1) The name, age, residence and mailing address of the person signing the application in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; (2) the address and legal description of all property upon which the assembly is to be held, together with the name, residence and mailing address of the record owner or owners of all such property; (3) proof of ownership of all property upon which the assembly is to be held or a statement made upon oath or affirmation by the record owner or owners of all such property that the applicant has permission to use such property for an assembly of two thousand or more persons; (4) the nature or purpose of the assembly; (5) the dates and total number of hours and days, as the case may be, during which the assembly is to last; (6) the maximum number of persons which the applicant shall permit to assemble at any time, not to exceed the maximum number which can reasonably assemble at the location of the assembly, in consideration of the nature of the assembly or the maximum number of persons allowed to sleep within the boundaries of the location of the assembly by the zoning ordinances of the municipality if the assembly is to continue overnight; (7) the maximum number of tickets to be sold, if any; (8) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant to limit the maximum number of people permitted to assemble; (9) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for the provision and existence of pure and adequate drinking water; (10) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for the provision of toilet and lavatory facilities, including the source, number, location and type, and the means of disposing of waste deposited; (11) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for holding, collecting and disposing of solid waste material; (12) a copy of a written plan for the provision of emergency medical services, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the primary services area responder, as defined in section 19a-175, for the location where the assembly is to occur, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; (13) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for parking vehicles, including size and location of lots, points of highway access and interior roads, including routes between highway access and parking lots; (14) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant for camping facilities, if any, including facilities available and their location; (15) a copy of a written plan for on-site security and traffic control on public roads, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local police authority, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; (16) a copy of a written plan for fire protection, prepared by the applicant in consultation and cooperation with the local fire department, that is in compliance with state law and any applicable local ordinances; and (17) a copy of a written plan prepared by the applicant that ensures compliance by concessioners with federal, state and municipal food protection laws.
(1971, P.A. 696, S. 4; P.A. 01-195, S. 147, 181; P.A. 09-232, S. 6; P.A. 10-92, S. 3.)
History: Sec. 19-552 transferred to Sec. 19a-438 in 1983; P.A. 01-195 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “two thousand” for “three thousand” re number of persons anticipated at assembly and substituting “fifteen” for “thirty” days re deadline for application and bond, and amended Subsec. (c)(3) by substituting “two thousand” for “three thousand” re number of persons at assembly; P.A. 10-93 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring a license for assembly that continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for 12 or more consecutive hours, by requiring that license application be made to chief elected official not less than 20 days prior to date of assembly and by eliminating bond requirement, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing former application signature and affirmation provisions with provision re signature of individual or duly authorized representative of entity, and amended Subsec. (c) by conforming signature requirements to Subsec. (b) and eliminating certain submission requirements applicable to corporations in Subdiv. (1), requiring disclosure of dates of assembly in Subdiv. (5), requiring submission of written plans re maximum number of persons, drinking water, toilet and lavatory facilities, solid waste and emergency medical services in Subdivs. (8) to (12), deleting former Subdiv. (13) re plans for illumination, redesignating existing Subdiv. (14) as Subdiv. (13) and requiring submission of written plan re parking therein, deleting former Subdiv. (15) re plans for telephone service, redesignating existing Subdiv. (16) as Subdiv. (14) and requiring submission of written plan re camping facilities therein, deleting former Subdivs. (17) to (20) re plans for security, fire protection, sound control and food concessions and adding new Subdivs. (15) to (17) requiring submission of written plans re on-site security and traffic control, fire protection and compliance with food protection laws, effective May 26, 2010.

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