The following words shall, for the purpose of construing this
chapter, be understood to have and include the following meanings:
AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES and DEVICE
These words shall be synonymous and shall mean any machine
which may be activated and operated by the insertion of a coin, slug,
token plate, card or disk and is intended for use by the general public
as a game, entertainment, or amusement, whether or not it registers
a score, including but not limited to such devices as marble machines,
pinball machines, skill ball or mechanical grab machines and similar
devices by whatever name they may be called; also video-type games
or machines or similar devices that use a display screen for figures,
points, lines and/or dots of light that can be manipulated to simulate
games or other types of entertainment. This definition shall not,
however, include, nor shall this chapter apply to, music-playing machines
and other kinds of music-playing devices used solely for the playing
of music.
DISTRIBUTOR
Any person who supplies any automatic amusement device to
another person for use in any establishment possessed or operated
by such other person, whether by sale, lease or any other arrangement.
ESTABLISHMENT
Any premises or place of business open to the public containing
one or more automatic amusement device which is operated or intended
to be operated for a profit.
OPERATOR and LICENSEE
These words shall be synonymous and shall mean any person
to whom a license to operate an establishment has been granted and/or
who is engaged in the business of operating an establishment, either
by himself or herself or through his or her agents, servants or employees,
containing one or more automatic amusement device which is operated
or intended to be operated for profit.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other kind
of association of persons.
No person shall engage in the business of maintaining or operating
an establishment as defined in this chapter within the Township of
Elk, in the County of Gloucester, without first making an application
for and obtaining a license to operate the establishment where such
business is to be carried on and a registration permit for each automatic
amusement device to be located or kept therein.
No more than four automatic amusement devices shall be permitted
in any location or place of business.
It shall be the duty of every licensee, whether he or she be
personally engaged in operating the business for which the license
was granted, or has employed other persons to operate the business
and manage the establishment in which it is carried on, to do and
perform all of the following acts and failure to do or perform any
one or more of said following acts shall be a violation of this chapter,
for which the license may be revoked:
A. To post the license issued for the establishment in a conspicuous
place, clearly visible on entry through the main doorway of the establishment.
B. To keep the registration permit stickers issued by the Township Clerk
for each automatic amusement device in such position on the device
for which issued as to be readily visible to persons using the device.
C. To restrict the operation of automatic amusement devices in the establishment
for which the license was granted to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and
11:00 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday, both inclusive, of each week;
and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on Friday and
Saturday of each week, and not to allow the operation of any automatic
amusement device in the establishment at any other time.
D. To keep a clean and orderly establishment with separate sanitary
toilet facilities for the use of male and female patrons of the establishment,
either in the establishment or on the premises where the establishment
is located.
E. To exclude minors who are under eight years of age from the establishment
and use of the amusement device therein, unless such minor is accompanied
by his or her parent or guardian or other person over 18 years of
age having custody, care or control of such minor.
F. To refrain from and prevent the use of any automatic amusement device
or other amusement device in the establishment equipped with a contrivance
to propel a pellet, ball or any other thing outside of the enclosed
portion or partly enclosed automatic amusement device or other type
of amusement device.
G. To refrain from the employment of any person known to have been convicted
of a crime or disorderly act pertaining to possession of marijuana,
controlled dangerous substances or gambling.
H. To prevent congregations of persons in the establishment or on the
premises whereon it is located from engaging in loud, boisterous and
noisy conduct to such an extent as to constitute a nuisance to other
persons in the establishment and vicinity of the establishment.
I. To comply with all provisions of this chapter and all laws of the
State of New Jersey pertaining to the operation of a business or place
of amusement open to the public and operated for profit.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,250, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. In the event of a continuous and uninterrupted
violation of the provisions of this chapter, each and every day in
which said violations continue without interruption shall constitute
a separate violation.