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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 2. No carnival shall be set up, run, operated or conducted except within the limits of an incorporated municipality, as provided in Division 54.1 of Article 11 of the “Illinois Municipal Code”, approved May 29, 1961, as heretofore and hereafter amended, 1 or within the limits or upon the grounds of a State or county fair association, or any association entitled to share in the funds appropriated by the State for distribution among fair associations of the State, and unless a written permit from the proper fair board has been issued, setting forth the conditions under which such carnival shall be operated. The permit shall be granted upon the condition that there shall not be set up or operated any gambling device, lottery, number or paddle wheel, number board, punch board, or other game of chance, or any lewd, lascivious or indecent show or attraction making an indecent exposure of the person or suggesting lewdness or immorality.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 205/2. Permit to operate; conditions; gambling, lotteries, and indecent shows prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-225-professionsoccupations-and-business-operations/il-st-sect-225-205-2/
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