NY Gen Mun L § 121-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 6 - Public Health and Safety 121-B - Care of Children Admitted to Certain Places of Amusement in Certain Cities, Villages and Towns Under a Local Law or Ordinance.

§  121-b.  Care of children admitted to certain places of amusement in   certain cities, villages and towns under a local law or  ordinance.  The   board  of  aldermen,  common council or other legislative body of a city   having a population of less than one million, or of any village or  town   may  adopt  a  local law or ordinance, subject to the provisions of this   section, for the licensing of theatres in such city or village or  town,   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 or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section.  Any  such   local  law  or  ordinance,  and  every  license issued thereunder, shall   require:1. That seats shall be provided on the main or orchestra floor by  the   owner,   operator  or  management  of  such  theatre  for  use  by  such   unaccompanied children. No unaccompanied children shall be permitted  in   any balcony or box.2.  A  seat in such section of the theatre shall be provided for every   such child admitted to the theatre.3. Such children shall not be admitted to such theatre during the time   when their school classes within the city or  village  or  town  are  in   session,  or  after  the  hour  of  six o'clock in the evening, provided   however, that for children aged thirteen, fourteen and fifteen  a  later   hour  in  the  evening for admission and the hour at which such children   shall be required to leave the theatre may be provided for by such local   law or ordinance.4. A matron  or  supervisor  and  such  other  assistants  as  may  be   specified  in  such  local  law  or  ordinance shall be provided by such   owner, operator or management of such theatre  for  the  supervision  of   such  children,  who  shall give undivided attention to such supervision   during the time such children shall be in such theatre. Such  matron  or   supervisor  shall  be  licensed  by such city or village or town and the   license fee, not exceeding two dollars, shall be  paid  by  such  owner,   operator or management of such theatre.Such   local  law  or  ordinance  may  provide  other  and  additional   conditions or limitations in regard to the care of children so admitted,   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 board of education of the state of New York.Such local law or ordinance 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  or  ordinance  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.