[R.O. 2013 §14-126; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §1, 6-17-1982]
For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
AMUSEMENT VENDING DEVICE
A device accepting payment or items representing payments to allow one or more users temporary use of the device for entertainment or amusement purposes. Examples of coin-operated amusement devices include, but are not limited to, video games, pinball games, table games such as billiards and air hockey, and redemption games such as the claw and skee ball that may award prizes of tangible personal property.
VENDING DEVICE
A coin or currency operated device which is used to sell tangible personal property without requiring the vendor's physical attention at the time of sale.
VENDING MACHINE
Any vending device or amusement vending device as defined by this Section.
[R.O. 2013 §14-127; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §2, 6-17-1982; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 806) §§1 — 2, 3-7-1985]
Any person displaying vending machines for public patronage shall be required to obtain a license from the City upon payment of a license fee to the City Clerk and compliance with all applicable municipal codes. No vending machine shall be displayed, kept, or maintained for public patronage within the City of Arnold, Missouri, without a license therefor issued under the provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 2013 §14-129; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §4, 6-17-1982]
A. 
Application for a vending machine license shall be made to the City Clerk upon forms to be supplied by the City Clerk for that purpose and shall disclose, but is not limited to, the following information:
1. 
Name and address of the applicant;
2. 
Place where vending machine is to be displayed or operated;
3. 
The description of machine covered by the license, mechanical features, name of manufacturer, and serial number.
[R.O. 2013 §14-130; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §5, 6-17-1982]
A. 
1. 
Vending machines operated by the insertion of ten cents ($0.10) or less shall pay five dollars ($5.00) per year.
2. 
Amusement vending devices shall pay thirty dollars ($30.00) per year.
3. 
Vending devices shall pay twenty dollars ($20.00) per year.
[R.O. 2013 §14-131; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §6, 6-17-1982]
Fees shall be due and payable at the time of commencing operation or business in the City and thereafter at the beginning of the license year. All licenses issued in accordance with this Chapter shall expire on March thirty-first (31st) of each year, and all license fees shall be due and payable on or before April first (1st) of each year.
[R.O. 2013 §14-132; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §7, 6-17-1982]
New licenses issued during the license year which expire within six (6) months or less from the date of issuance shall be assessed fifty percent (50%) of the regular license fee.
[R.O. 2013 §14-133; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §8, 6-17-1982]
All license fees shall be deemed delinquent if not paid on the date due and payable, and any owner or distributor so delinquent shall be required to pay to the City Clerk an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for the first (1st) month and five dollars ($5.00) for each month or part thereof such delinquency thereafter continues.
[R.O. 2013 §14-136; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 654) §11, 6-17-1982; Ord. No. 5.22 (Bill No. 806) §§6 — 7, 3-7-1985]
The license or licenses provided for in this Article shall be issued in the form of a license stating the number and types of vending machines and shall be posted permanently and conspicuously on the premises where the machines are located.