[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hainesport 7-13-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-5 as Ch. 46 of the 1976 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3]
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, club, association, firm, corporation or other organization to install, operate, maintain or use in any public or quasi-public place or in any building, store or any other place where the public is invited or may enter within the Township of Hainesport any bagatelle device or pinball machine or any coin-operated mechanical device or machine for amusement purposes or for the production of music, including jukeboxes, Victrolas, orchestrelles, player pianos, music vending machines and other instruments, whether electrically operated or not, operated, maintained or used for amusement purposes without a license first had and obtained as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 12-11-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-18; 2-28-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-1; 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-7]
The fee for such bagatelle devices, pinball machines or paid mechanical or electronic devices for amusement purposes shall be $50 for each machine, and for each such machine for the production of music, such as but not limited to jukeboxes, digital jukeboxes, or other forms of pay-per-play music devices, the fee shall be $50 for each machine for one year, which said license fee is imposed for revenue purposes.
Each such license shall expire December 31 of the year in which issued unless suspended or revoked, and the license fee shall not be prorated.
[Amended 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-7]
Every applicant for a license shall fill out a form of application to be furnished by the Township Clerk, who shall submit the application to the Township Committee and, pending its approval, shall issue the license as herein provided upon payment of the appropriate license fee.
Each such license shall be prominently displayed at all times in the premises where said machine is located.
[Amended 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Such bagatelle devices or pinball machines or coin-operated mechanical machines for amusement purposes or for production of music, which shall be so licensed, shall be so licensed for amusement purposes only; and no such machine or other mechanical device of any kind or nature shall be used in connection with a gaming lottery, the awarding of prizes, whether cash, merchandise or tokens, or any other unlawful activity; and the Township Committee may, in its discretion, after two days' notice and hearing, summarily revoke any such license for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or for violation of such rules and conditions as the Township Committee may make, from time to time, in connection with the issuance of such license for maintaining, operating or using such machine or device so licensed and may order that no further license be issued to the same person or premises.
[Amended 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3; 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5-4]
Any person or persons, club, association, firm, corporation or other organization violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to one or more of the following, at the discretion of the court before which said conviction shall be had: a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county jail of the County of Burlington for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. The Township waives the additional fine for a violation of an ordinance within one year of a previous violation of the same ordinance, provided in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.