No person or persons, firms or corporations shall exhibit, keep, maintain
or operate pool or billiard tables within the limits of the City of Crisfield
without first obtaining a permit or license therefor from the Mayor and Council
of the City of Crisfield, for which permit or license there shall be paid
at the time of making application for same a nonrefundable fee of $75. Upon
the granting of a permit or license for the operation of pool or billiard
tables, an additional fee of $250 for the first table and $50 for each additional
table shall be paid, which fee shall be repaid annually upon the renewal of
the license or permit. The Mayor and Council of the City of Crisfield shall
neither issue nor reissue any permit under this chapter without first holding
a public hearing, advertised at least 30 days in advance, in a publication
of general circulation in Somerset County, Maryland.
All pool or billiard tables must cease to be operated promptly at 12:00
midnight on each and every night except Sunday. Tables may be operated between
the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A. Definitions.
ESTABLISHMENT
A single physical location where business is conducted or where services
are performed, and, in the case of a building consisting of multiple stories
in which a different business occupies a floor of the building, "establishment"
shall mean that floor of the building on which the business is located. The
possession of a distinct trader's license issued by the Clerk of the
Court for Somerset County shall be conclusive proof that a business is its
own "establishment" for purposes of this section.
INDOOR AREA
All space in a structure or building with a ceiling that is enclosed
on all sides by any combination of permanent or temporary walls, windows,
or doorways, whether open or closed, or other physical barriers extending
from floor to ceiling.
B. Prohibition of persons under 21. No establishment at
which a pool table or tables licensed under this chapter are maintained or
operated shall permit or allow any person under 21 years of age to be present
in an indoor area of the establishment. All pool tables licensed under this
chapter must be maintained or operated in an indoor area of the establishment.
C. Required sign. It shall be the duty of the holder of
said permit or license to post conspicuously in the establishment the following
sign: "Persons under 21 years of age are not allowed here."
All such permits or licenses shall expire on the first day of May, annually, following their issuance. A permit shall reissue only upon a reapplication providing all the information and documentation required by §
87-2, complying with the formalities specified by §
87-1, and accompanied by the fees provided in §
87-1.
A violation of §
87-2, above, shall be declared to be an infraction. The penalty for violation shall be $100 for each initial offense and $500 for each repeat offense.
Upon presentation of evidence to the Mayor and Council of the City of Crisfield of a violation of §
87-2,
87-3 or
87-4 of this chapter, the Mayor and Council of the City of Crisfield may revoke the license of any person or persons, firm or corporation maintaining or operating pool or billiard tables in violation thereof.
All licenses shall be issued to specific applicants and for specific
locations and shall not be transferable among applicants or between locations.