On and after the effective date of this chapter, no person shall maintain,
place or operate any coin- or token-operated amusement device of the type
commonly known and designated as "bagatelle, baseball or pinball amusement
games" or similar machines or devices in any commercial establishment without
having first obtained a license therefor in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
[Amended 7-11-1988 by Ord. No. 1127]
The license fee payable for each automatic amusement bagatelle, baseball or pinball machine installed in the borough shall be as provided in Chapter
101, Fees.
No device or machine as specified in this section shall be maintained,
placed or operated until the license issued hereunder shall be affixed thereto
in a conspicuous place so that it may be easily and quickly identified. The
license shall:
A. Disclose on its face the name and post office address
of the licensee.
B. Disclose the amount of money required to operate the
machine or device.
C. State briefly that the game or device to which such license
is affixed is licensed for operation by the Borough of Glen Rock.
The holder of a license shall be permitted to transfer the license within
the calendar year for which it is issued to any other like machine operated
in the same premises in place of the machine from which the license is transferred.
The licensee, however, shall be required to notify immediately the office
of the Borough Clerk of such purpose and shall communicate to the Borough
Clerk the type of machine to which the license is to be transferred.
No more than two machines or devices of the type or types herein mentioned
shall be permitted to be maintained, used or operated in any one place, location
or premises, nor shall any machine or device be so constructed as to permit
its use or operation by more than two players at any one time.
Any person who shall use or permit to be used any of the machines or
devices licensed hereunder for the purpose of gambling shall be deemed to
be guilty of a violation of this section and punishable therefor as hereinafter
provided.
No machine or device licensed under this chapter shall be used, maintained,
operated or placed in any premises located within 200 feet of any school.
[Amended 5-9-1988 by Ord. No. 1125]
A. Maximum penalty. For violation of any provision of this
chapter, any other chapter of this Code or any other ordinance of the borough
where no specific penalty is provided regarding the sections violated, the
maximum penalty shall, upon conviction of a violation, be a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
B. Separate violations. Except as otherwise provided, each
and every day in which a violation of any provision of this chapter or any
other ordinance of the borough exists shall constitute a separate violation.
C. Application. The maximum penalty stated is not intended
to state an appropriate penalty for each and every violation. Any lesser penalty,
including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all, may be appropriate for a
particular case or a particular violation.