[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
This article does not apply to coin-operated and non-coin-operated
phonographs.
[Code 1964, § 4-53]
No owner or operator shall violate any provision of this article
or any provisions of the statutes of the state.
[Code 1964, §§ 4-41, 4-44; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005]
(a)
No owner or operator shall permit the operation or use of a coin-operated
and non-coin-operated amusement device upon any premises in the City
until the amusement application has been approved by the City Clerk.
[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
(b)
No approved device that has subsequently been rebuilt, altered or changed shall be used or operated on any premises until the device has been examined and approved as required in Subsection (a).
(c)
The City Clerk may call upon members of the City Police Department
to perform inspection and other duties required by this article.
[Code 1964, § 4-46; amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
All coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement games must
be conspicuously located and easily accessible.
[Code 1964, § 4-42; amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
A coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement device license
shall be required for the location of the device, for the owner or
operator of the device and for the device.
[Code 1964, §§ 4-42, 4-53; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005]
(a)
The owner or operator or a coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement
device, before the device may be licensed, distributed or placed at
any location for use or operation, shall make a sworn application
to the City Clerk's office for the license required by this division.
Jukebox/amusement applications shall be furnished by the City Clerk
giving the following information:
[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
(1)
The name, residence and business address of the owner or operator.
(2)
A statement of conviction for any crimes.
(3)
A statement of whether any machine owned, operated or under
the control of the owner or operator had been previously ordered destroyed
by a court.
(4)
The descriptive name of the device.
(5)
The name and address of the manufacturer and the manufacturer's
number of the device.
(6)
A certification by the applicant that no device owned or operated
by the applicant and to be licensed is a gambling device and that
no device, when licensed, will be used or operated for gambling purposes.
(b)
The City Clerk may require such further information as may be deemed
necessary.
(c)
No person shall willfully make any fraudulent statements upon the
application.
[Code 1964, § 4-43; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005; amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
The location of the establishment or premises where coin-operated
and non-coin-operated devices are to be used or operated and the responsible
operator of the establishment or premises shall be approved by the
City Clerk as to moral fitness, and, upon such approval, a license
for the location and the operator may be issued by the City Clerk.
[Code 1964, §§ 4-43(b), 4-45; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005]
(a)
Issuance. The city clerk may, after the receipt of an application,
issue a license for the owner or operator of a coin-operated and non-coin-operated
amusement device in accordance with the provisions of this division.
[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
(b)
Tag. A license tag procured for each approved device shall be attached
to the device before being used or operated in any location in the
City. The tag shall contain the signature of the City Clerk, the date
of the approval, and the device's serial or model number. A license
tag shall permit the use and operation of the licensed device at the
location and in the responsible charge of the person previously approved
as provided in this division.
(c)
License. An approved license issued for the location and the operator
must be displayed prominently in the immediate vicinity of an approved
coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement game.
[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
[Code 1964, § 4-47; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005]
Any licenses granted pursuant to the provisions of this division
shall be subject to review at the discretion of the City Clerk and
must comply with all requirements as set forth in this article.
[Code 1964, § 4-51]
(a)
Location and owner or operator. The license fee for each location
and owner or operator of a coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement
device shall be $25 for each machine operated per year.
[Amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
(b)
Device. The license tag for each approved amusement device shall
be $1 per year.
[Code 1964, § 4-50]
All licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this division
shall expire on November 30 of each year.
[Code 1964, § 4-48; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005; amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
No coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement device license
tag may be removed from one game and affixed to another without the
express permission of the City Clerk.
[Code 1964, § 4-49; Ord. No. 127, 9-7-2005; amended 10-2-2019 by Ord. No. 110]
A coin-operated and non-coin-operated amusement device license
tag or a license for the location or for the owner or operator may
be revoked by the City Clerk for just cause after hearing.
