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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 17-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="17-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Entertainment.">“Entertainment” includes any of the following, whether presented live, recorded, televised, or otherwise:<para num="(1)">any theatrical, musical, sports, dance, movie, cultural, or educational event, performance, competition, or exhibition; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">any other form of diversion, recreation, or show.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Entertainment venue.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Entertainment venue” means any place in Baltimore City for which a charge is imposed for admission to any form of entertainment.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Entertainment venue” includes:<para num="(i)">any theater, hall, stage, arena, stadium, field, amusement park, circus, carnival, or fairgrounds; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">or any other place, including any area within a venue for which a separate charge is imposed.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" />
    <para num="(e)" heading="Operator.">“Operator” means any person who:<para num="(1)">owns, operates, or controls an entertainment venue in Baltimore City; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">promotes or produces entertainment in Baltimore City.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Person.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(a)"&gt;§ 1-107(a) {“Person: In general”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code’s &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Qualified inclusion of governmental entities.">Notwithstanding &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(b)"&gt;§ 1-107(b) {“Person: Exclusion”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, in this subtitle “person” also includes, except for the application of &lt;cite data-path="|general|17|1|17-11"&gt;§ 17-11{“Prepayable citation”}&lt;/cite&gt; and &lt;cite data-path="|2|§17-12"&gt;§ 17-12 {“Criminal penalties”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Retail ticket purchasing platform.">“Retail ticket purchasing platform” means a retail ticket purchasing website, application, phone system, or other technology platform used to sell tickets.</para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Ticket.">“Ticket” means any ticket, card, token, receipt, or other evidence of the privilege of admission to any entertainment venue.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Ticket purchasing software.">“Ticket purchasing software” means any machine, device, computer program, or computer software that, on its own or with human assistance, bypasses security measures or access control systems on a retail ticket purchasing platform, or other controls or measures on a retail ticket purchasing platform that assist in implementing a limit on the number of tickets that can be purchased.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-545</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
