The short title of this chapter shall be "Amusements and Amusement
Businesses."
[Amended 1-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1206]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT DEVICES
Includes jukeboxes, mechanical or electrical amusement devices,
pool tables or other similar machines or devices as defined herein.
JUKEBOX
Any music vending machine, contrivance or device which, upon
insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disk or key into any slot,
crevice or other opening or by the payment of any price, operates
or may be operated for the emission of music or similar amusement.
MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any machine, contrivance or device which, upon the insertion
of a coin, slug, token, plate, disk or key into any slot, crevice
or other opening or by the payment of any price, may be operated or
used as a game, entertainment, amusement or skill, whether or not
registering a score and whether or not a prize is offered. It shall
include but not be limited to such devices as marble machines, pinball
machines, skill ball, mechanical grab machines, mechanical bowling
machines, photoelectric shooting or target machines, electronic video
games, air-hockey tables, football games and all games, operations
or transactions similar thereto under whatever name they may be designated
or described. It shall not include devices or machines the primary
purpose of which is to dispense merchandise such as candy, cigarettes
or other tangible personal property.
OPERATOR
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association
displaying or maintaining for use and operation any jukebox, mechanical
or electronic amusement device or pool table or otherwise permitting
the use or operation of such devices for a fee or charge. This term
encompasses every natural person, copartnership, association or corporation;
and whenever used in any clause prescribing or imposing a penalty,
the term, as applied to copartnerships or associations, shall mean
the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the
officers thereof.
POOL TABLE
Any table with cushions and/or pockets upon which games of
pool and/or billiards in any form are played upon payment of a price
or fee, whether or not operated by insertion of a coin, slug, token,
plate, disk or key into any slot, crevice or other opening.
[Amended 1-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1206]
It shall be unlawful for any operator to display or keep or
maintain for use and operation or otherwise permit the use and operation
of any amusement device without first obtaining a license as prescribed
herein.
[Amended 5-14-1987 by Ord. No. 1169]
This chapter will limit the number of amusement devices allowed
in each establishment to four, provided that such use in said establishment
has been approved by the Borough.
The provisions of this chapter requiring license fees shall
not apply to any governmental organizations which operate a coin-operated
amusement device exclusively for the use of the children of Borough
residents and on premises owned or controlled by the Borough.
All members of the Borough Police Department, including special
officers, are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.