[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Kinderhook 7-8-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992 (Ch. 58 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT CENTER GAMES
Any coin-controlled amusement devices of any description operated for gain, commonly known as, but not limited to "bagatelle," "baseball," "foosball," "Skee-Ball," "ironclaw," "pinball" and "computer video games." Such definition also includes such games as would be ordinarily coin-controlled or operated for gain but which are operated by a system designed to obviate compliance with this chapter. This definition shall exclude any device possession or use of which is otherwise prohibited by law and shall also exclude weighing machines and automatic music devices, such as phonographs, player pianos, jukeboxes and similar such devices.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall maintain or permit the operation of an amusement center game without first having obtained a license for the same as hereinafter provided. The maintenance and operation of such amusement center game shall be in accordance with the restrictions of said license.
No person under the age of 16 years shall be allowed to operate any amusement center game except when such person shall be supervised by a parent, legal guardian or sibling over the age of 16 years.
No amusement center game shall be operated by a person under the age of 18 years without such operation being monitored by a person who has attained the age of 21 years.
[Amended 9-10-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
The Village Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a license for amusement center games. The license fee shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees. Said license may be transferable to other machines. The license shall expire on the 30th day of April next succeeding the date of issuance thereof. Such license shall permit the operation of amusement center games during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, except for amusement center games operated within an establishment regulated pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law of the State of New York for on-premises consumption, the hours of operation of which shall be controlled by the provisions of said law for on-premises consumption.
Any person who shall permit an amusement center game to be operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense continues, a separate and distinct violation.