[Amended 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317]
No person shall offer or present for operation
within the City of Rochester any amusement game without displaying
a valid license on each such game. Amusement games which do not display
a valid license shall be sealed by or at the direction of the Chief
of Police, and such games shall not be unsealed or moved until a new
license is purchased after the date of sealing for each such game.
A.
An application for an amusement game license shall
be made to the City Clerk. The application shall contain the name
and address of the owner of the game, and the owner shall have on
file with the Police Department and update regularly a list of current
locations where the owner has placed such games for public use. If
a partnership, corporation or other business association is involved,
the names and addresses of the partners, officers or principals shall
be listed on the application. All addresses of persons involved shall
be home addresses, listing street and number.
[Amended 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317; 9-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-379; 5-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-155]
B.
The Chief of Police may establish a list containing
approved types of amusement games. The owner or operator of a game
may place a valid license upon any type of amusement game appearing
on the approved list. If the owner or operator wishes to place a license
on an amusement game of a type not appearing on the approved list,
specific approval by the Chief of Police of the type of game involved
shall be obtained before a license may be placed upon such a game
and before the game is offered or presented for operation within the
City of Rochester.
[Amended 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317]
C.
No license shall be issued for an amusement game which
is not permitted under state law or which does not function safely
and properly.
D.
Except as provided in the New York Correction Law,
Article 23-A, no license shall be issued for an amusement game if
the owner or lessee thereof or person offering said game has pled
guilty to or been convicted of any crime.
[Amended 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317]
E.
No amusement game license shall be denied, suspended
or revoked based upon the content of any game. Nothing contained herein
shall be construed to affect in any way the institution or prosecution
of obscenity charges involving any amusement game.
[Added 5-24-1983 by Ord. No. 83-188]
F.
No amusement game license shall be issued to any person
against whom judgment has been rendered by the Municipal Code Violations
Bureau in response to a complaint charging a violation of any section
of this chapter, which judgment has not been satisfied.
[Added 9-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-379]
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
Every owner of an amusement game shall cause
his or her name, business address and telephone number to be affixed
to each such game. A licensed amusement game may be transferred from
one amusement center to another; however, the owner of any amusement
game shall maintain a record indicating the current location of each
such game and the dates of transfer of each such game. Such records
shall be available for inspection by the Chief of Police or his or
her representative.
A.
No minor under 16 years of age shall be allowed to
operate any amusement game, except jukeboxes, unless such minor is
accompanied by a parent or guardian.
B.
No cash awards shall be offered or given in any contest,
tournament, league or individual play on any amusement game, and no
such game shall be permitted to operate if said game delivers or may
readily be converted to deliver to the player any coins, slugs or
metal tokens.
C.
No credit, allowance, check, slug, token or anything
of value shall be offered or given to any player of any amusement
game as a result of plays made thereon.
D.
The licensee of any amusement game shall comply with
all provisions of federal, state and local laws and ordinances pertaining
to such games.
E.
The Chief of Police may promulgate rules and regulations
to govern the operation and control of amusement games and the issuance
of amusement game licenses to provide for the orderly operation of
amusement centers and to ensure the public safety and the peace and
tranquility of the neighborhood where the centers are located.
[Amended 5-25-1982 by Ord. No. 82-208; 4-26-1983 by Ord. No. 83-132; 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 85-317]
A.
Upon making an application for an initial amusement
game license or for the renewal of an amusement game license, the
applicant shall pay a fee of $25.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-257; 6-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-201; 12-17-2002 by Ord. No.
2002-386]
B.
The fee for replacement of an amusement game license
which has been lost or destroyed shall be the same as the fee for
an initial license.
[Amended 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-206]
Amusement game licenses shall expire on January
31 of each year. Fees for renewal of an amusement game license expiring
in 1996 shall be prorated on a semiannual basis.
