Section 18-B. Admission of children to theatres

The local legislative body
  of any city by a majority vote may provide by local law, subject to  the
  provisions  of  this section, for the licensing of theatres in such city
  wherein there shall be exhibited those films which have been licensed by
  the education department of the state of New York to admit children over
  the age of eight years and under the age of sixteen years, unaccompanied
  by a parent or guardian or other adult person.
    No child under the age of sixteen  years  shall  be  admitted  to  any
  theatre  unaccompanied  by  a  parent,  guardian  or other adult person,
  unless such theatre is licensed pursuant to and complies with the  terms
  of a local law adopted pursuant to this section. Any such local law, and
  every license issued thereunder, shall require:
    1.  That a separate section of seats shall be set aside on the main or
  orchestra floor by the owner, operator, or management  of  such  theatre
  and  used  exclusively  for  children,  to  which  adults  shall  not be
  admitted. Such section of seats shall be specified in the  license,  but
  provision  may  be  made therein for varying the size of such section at
  different periods of time.
    2. A seat in such section shall  be  provided  for  every  such  child
  admitted to the theatre.
    3.  Such  children  shall not be admitted to such a theatre during the
  time when their school classes within the city are in session.
    4. One matron and such other assistants as may be  specified  in  such
  local  law,  shall be provided by such owner, operator, or management of
  such theatre for the supervision of such children. Such matron shall  be
  licensed  by such a city and the license fee, not exceeding two dollars,
  shall be paid by such owner, operator, or management of such theatre.
    Such  local  law  may  provide  other  and  additional  conditions  or
  limitations  but  such  conditions  or limitations shall not require any
  additional approval of and shall not  prohibit  the  exhibition  of  any
  motion  picture  film  duly  licensed by the education department of the
  state of New York.
    Such a local law may provide for  the  enforcement  thereof,  and  may
  prescribe  penalties  for  violations  thereof  or  of  licenses  issued
  thereunder.
    The admission of a child between eight and sixteen years of age  to  a
  theatre  licensed under authority of a local law adopted pursuant to the
  provisions of this section, where such theatre complies with  the  terms
  of  this  section and of the license, shall not be deemed a violation of
  the provisions of section 260.20 of the penal law.