Sec.23-4-8. Definitions

For the purposes of sections 23-4-7 through 23-4-22 inclusive:

(1) "Alcoholic beverage" means an alcoholic beverage as defined by section 30-1 of the general statutes;

(2) "Amphitheatre" means the open area with bench seating, south-west of the mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park;

(3) "Columbus Day" means the second Monday in October;

(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's representative;

(5) "Conference Center" means the building west and north of the fort at Fort Trumbull State Park;

(6) "Contractor" means a person retained, whether or not for compensation, by a renter in connection with an event, including but not limited to a caterer, bartender, photographer, musician, florist, or entertainer;

(7) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection;

(8) "Event" means a social, cultural, or business function, including but not limited to a party, reception, fund raiser, concert, conference or seminar. An event includes the primary event activity as well as set-up and take-down;

(9) "Fort" means the lower level interior courtyard excluding rooms on the western side and the rampart at Fort Trumbull State Park;

(10) "FT Visitor Center" means the building west and south of the Fort;

(11) "GC Visitors' Center" means the orientation room, central hall and veranda of the Visitors' Center at Gillette Castle State Park;

(12) "Individual Rooms" means any one or more of the rooms of the Mansion;

(13) "Mansion" means the first floor, bride's room and the south courtyard tent of the Mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park;

(14) "Memorial Day" means the last Monday of May;

(15) "Park" means Harkness Memorial State Park, Rocky Neck State Park, Fort Trumbull State Park, Gillette Castle State Park or Putnam Memorial State Park in the context of sections 23-4-7 through 23-4-22, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(16) "Park Supervisor" means the Department employee stationed at the Park who has ultimate responsibility at that Park for operations thereof;

(17) "Pavilion" means the second floor of the Ellie Mitchell Pavilion at Rocky Neck State Park;

(18) "Pergola" means the arbor and tea room structure at the north end of the west garden of the Mansion;

(19) "Person" means person as defined by section 22a-2 of the general statutes;

(20) "PM Visitor's Center" means the historic building and visitors' center at Putnam Memorial State Park;

(21) "Premises" means the Mansion, the Amphitheatre, the Pergola, any of the Individual Rooms, the Pavilion, the Fort, Conference Center, FT Visitor Center, South Lawn or GC Visitors' Center and Veranda, and PM Visitor's Center and all structures and appurtenances thereof;

(22) "Primary event activity" or "primary activity" means the endeavor or endeavors which are the event's principal purpose and excludes set-up and take-down;

(23) "Rampart" means the upper tier of the Fort;

(24) "Rental or "rent" means the occupation, for the fees and under the conditions specified in Sections 23-4-7 through 23-4-22, inclusive, of any of the premises (a) for the purpose of holding an event, and (b) the exclusion of all persons other than the renter, his guests, his contractors, and representatives of the Department;

(25) "Renter" means a person who rents, as that term is defined in this section;

(26) "Set-up" means activities conducted in preparation for the primary event activity, including but not limited to: food preparation, decoration with flowers or other items, setting up of tables and chairs, and delivery of equipment and supplies;

(27) "South Lawn" means the lawn area south of the Fort;

(28) "Take-down" means activities associated with cleaning up after the primary event activity, including but not limited to removing supplies and equipment, cleaning the premises, and removing waste generated by the event; and

(29) "Terrace" means the outdoor area adjacent to and on the southwest side of Gillette Castle.

(Adopted effective July 26, 1999; Amended June 29, 2007)