§ 27-162. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Animals and reptiles. The presence of animals and reptiles, other than those on fenced private real property, or those which are actually participating in a parade or other permitted public event, is prohibited within 150 feet of the parade route or the site of the public event.

Carnival/Mardi Gras event day is one of the following days: Friday, Saturday or Sunday during the Carnival/Mardi Gras parade Season.

Carnival/Mardi Gras parade is a parade staged during the official carnival parade season conducted by a carnival organization consisting of floats, mini floats, tandem floats, bands and marching organizations.

Carnival/Mardi Gras parade season is designated as that period beginning three weekends prior to Fat Tuesday.

Float is a vehicle with four or more wheels without brakes or an engine for its own propulsion, upon which is constructed artistic designs and which carries costumed and/or masked riders.

Float lieutenant refers to a person designated by the captain and/or the governing board of the krewe who shall be responsible for maintaining acceptable conduct and decorum on the float, in accordance with City of Slidell Ordinances relative to Carnival/Mardi Gras parades.

Float parade organization is a corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity with riders and organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, for the sole purpose of staging a parade, which primarily uses a number of floats for its parade.

Horse Riding Club/Group is a corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, for the purpose of parading in costume on a horse during the parade season.

Illegal objects and substances.

(1)

Any object or substance means silly string or its equivalent, cracker balls, firecrackers or any pyrotechnic or explosive device, or any object depicting or portraying a human body part.

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any spectator or participant to throw, spray or propel, or cause to be thrown, sprayed or propelled, any object or substance at or toward any spectator of a parade while such parade is forming, being held or disbanding.

(3)

It shall be unlawful for any street vendor to sell any object or substance during the period for which a temporary vendor's permit is suspended pursuant to section 20-6 of this Code.

Krewe is any organization granted a permit by the city to conduct a Carnival/Mardi Gras parade, whether or not the actual name of the organization includes the word "krewe."

Marching club is a corporation, school marching groups, churches, dance groups, limited liability company or other legal entity organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, for the purpose of parading in costume and on foot during the parade season.

Material misrepresentation is defined to include but is not limited to any of the following:

(1)

The furnishing of false information in any parade application; or

(2)

Providing false information to the City of Slidell in response to inquiries made to the parade or parade organization.

Media is defined as the press section of mass media industry that focuses on presenting current news to the public.

Parade means:

(1)

Any march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant, or procession of any kind, or any similar display, in or upon any street, park or other public place in this municipality.

(2)

Parade/Krewe size shall consist of a minimum of ten floats and a minimum of 12 riders, six per side.

(3)

Exemptions: King/Queen floats, Officers/Court floats and Grand Marshall floats.

Parade permit means a permit as required by this section.

Participant means any person, animal, vehicle or float which forms any part of a parade.

Spectator means any person other than a participant.

Truck-float is a normal commercial semi-trailer and/or flat bed, which is decorated and carries costumed and/or masked riders.

Truck parade organization is a corporation, organized under the laws of the state, for the sole purpose of staging a parade, which uses only trucks for its parade.

(Ord. No. 3855, 4-25-2017)