This chapter shall provide for licensing and regulation of pool halls,
pool parlors, billiard halls, billiard parlors or any combination thereof,
and those words describing the activity and the words "licensed premises"
shall mean any place of public assemblage in which the game or games commonly
known as "pool" or "billiards" or games of a similar nature are played; provided,
however, that this chapter shall not apply to duly incorporated social clubs,
golf clubs, field clubs and religious, charitable, benevolent or nonprofit
associations or corporations or fraternal organizations having a membership
in excess of 100 members, which organizations may include as part of their
facilities certain pool or billiard tables solely for the recreation and amusement
of their members, except that all such organizations as described aforesaid
must be bona fide in character and not intended or created for the purposes
of evading or defeating the regulations prescribed by the remainder of this
chapter. This chapter shall not apply to the keeping of a pool or billiard
table in a private residence.
No person or persons, firm, partnership, association, club (except those which are exempt by the provisions of §
125-1) or corporation shall establish, maintain, operate, conduct or pursue the business or occupation of keeping any public place or room open to the general public for hire or for membership on a periodic basis wherein the games commonly known as "pool" or "billiards" or similar games are played without first having obtained a license as herein required.
Application for a license hereunder shall be filed with the Community Affairs Department, shall conform to all provisions of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, and shall include every type of information specified in §
107-6B and
C of said Chapter
107, and in addition thereto shall include the number of pool or billiard tables to be installed on the licensed premises. There shall accompany each application for a license under the terms of this chapter a license fee as set forth in Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, and a certificate showing proof of insurance as prescribed by §
125-8 of this chapter.
Upon receipt of an application for a license under the terms of this
chapter, the Community Affairs Department shall transmit copies thereof to
the Police Chief and the Fire Chief, who shall investigate the aspects of
the licensed premises in accordance with their respective jurisdiction and
report back in writing to the Community Affairs Department their findings
of fact and recommendations.
No premises licensed under the terms of this chapter shall be operated
unless there is in force a public liability insurance policy to cover any
injuries suffered as a result of the use of the equipment or of the operation
of the licensed premises, in the amount of $50,000 for any one occurrence
and $25,000 for injury to any one person, and including a clause to the effect
that the policy cannot be canceled during the license year without notification
being given to the City of Hackensack.