1. Declaration of Purpose: The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate Sunday business activities.

2. Title: This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Sunday Activities Ordinance of the Town of Hanover."

3. Authority: RSA 47:17, and RSA Chapter 332?D.

4. Retail businesses, plays, games, sports and exhibitions shall be permitted in the Town of Hanover on Sunday to the same extent and subject to the same regulations as on other days of the week, except for the activities in subparagraphs A, B and C, which are prohibited by State Statute:

A. games of baseball, hockey, or football, or any games, sports or exhibitions of physical skill at which an admission is charged or donations accepted, which are held earlier than 1 o'clock in the afternoon;

B. theatrical or vaudeville performance or motion pictures beginning earlier than 2 o'clock in the afternoon;

C. all public dancing except after 2:00 p.m. in hotels licensed under RSA 178:3 and 178:4, restaurants licensed under RSA 178:3-a and RSA 178:3-c, and first class ballrooms licensed under RSA 178:7-a, provided that such dancing shall have the approval of the State Liquor Commission.

Adopted March 17, 1984 by Town Meeting.

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