[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Metuchen 9-26-1966 as Ch. 20 of the 1966 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No licensee under this chapter shall install any greater number of tables or alleys than that stated in his or her license.
[Amended 1-17-1983 by Ord. No. 83-1[1]]
No pool, billiards or bowling or other amusement devices shall be played in any premises licensed under this chapter on Sunday except during the hours from 12:00 midnight Saturday to 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and from 1:00 p.m. to midnight on Sundays. On weekdays and Saturdays no such games shall be played in such premises during the hours from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., except on Monday mornings no such games shall be played in such premises during the hours from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. During the aforesaid prohibited hours all pool and billiard tables shall be covered.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 2).
All premises licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall at all times be in charge of a person over the age of 21 years.
[Amended 3-20-1972 by Ord. No. 72-5]
No licensee under this chapter, or his or her servants, agents or employees, shall allow or permit under any circumstances any minor under the age of 16 years to play any game of pool or billiards or to be or remain in licensed premises which are maintained or operated for the conduct of such pool or billiard games, unless such minor is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or other supervisory adult over the age of 21 years. The licensee shall not be liable for penalties under this section if he or she has obtained a statement as to age signed in the presence of the licensee by any minor, parent, guardian or supervisory adult involved in any charge arising under this section.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 20-5, dealing with the purpose of the chapter, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 2.
This chapter shall not apply to any lodge, fraternal organization, Y.M.C.A., society or social club in which pool or billiard tables or bowling alleys are kept.
Any licensee or person who violates any section of this chapter shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article 1, in addition to or instead of any revocation of license for violations of any sections of this chapter.
No person shall maintain, conduct, operate, engage in or carry on the business of maintaining, conducting or operating any poolroom, billiard room, bowling alley, or place in which pool, billiards or bowling shall be played, for gain, hire or reward in the borough without a license to do so, as provided by this chapter.
No license required by § 134-7 shall be issued to or valid for any person other than the actual owner or lessee of the licensed premises, and whenever the word "owner" shall appear in this chapter the same shall be construed to mean owner or lessee.
The license required by this chapter may be issued by the Borough Clerk upon the payment to him or her of the license fee required by § 134-10, but only after special resolution of the Borough Council granting the same upon written application by the person asking therefor setting forth the location of the room or premises in which the business is to be conducted, the full name and address of each person interested therein as owner and the number of pool tables, billiard tables or bowling alleys to be used therein. Should the owner be a corporation, the application shall contain the full names and addresses of all officers and stockholders.
[Amended 5-18-1981 by Ord. No. 81-14]
A license fee equal to $75 per year for each pool table, billiard table or bowling alley to be used or operated shall be paid for the license required by § 134-7 upon the issuance thereof, and such license when granted shall expire on December 31 next following the date when such license was issued. The license fee after July 1 in any year shall be 1/2 the aforesaid fee.
All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall set forth the location of the licensed premises, the name of the owner, the number and kind of tables or alleys authorized, the date of issuance, the license fee paid, the date of expiration and a recital that the license is issued subject to the rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Borough Council.
Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter may be transferred with the consent of the Borough Council to other persons, to other premises and to other persons and premises upon written application therefor containing similar statements as those required in an original application and upon payment of a transfer fee of $5. The transfer shall be so noted on the original license by the Borough Clerk.
A. 
Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the Borough Council, after public hearing, upon any of the following grounds:
(1) 
Violation of this chapter or any other borough ordinances.
(2) 
Violation of state or federal statutes.
(3) 
Operation of the licensed premises in a noisy, disorderly manner.
(4) 
Conviction of the owner, or his or her servants or agents, for any crime or disorderly conduct in the operation of the business.
(5) 
Permitting boisterous and disorderly persons to frequent the licensed premises.
(6) 
Permitting gambling, gaming, disorderly conduct or other illegal and improper practices to be carried on in the licensed premises.
B. 
Notice in writing of the charge and the time and place of hearing shall be given at least five days before the date fixed for such hearing by leaving a copy of such notice with any person in charge of such licensed premises.