[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2010-7, 12/6/2010]
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates:
Any machine which upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token,
plate, disc, card, key or any form of payment may be operated by the
public generally for use as a game, entertainment, amusement, or personal
purchases whether or not registering a score, which shall include
such devices as marble machines, pinball machines, video poker machines,
and all games, and it shall include soda and beverage machines, claw
or crane machines, DVD or blu-ray machines and similar machines, operations
or transactions similar thereto under whatever name they may be indicated.
Gumball-type machines are specifically excluded and are not defined
as a mechanical amusement device.
Any person, firm, corporation or association in whose place
of business any such machine is placed for use by the public, and
any person, firm, corporation or association having control over such
machine.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
Nothing in this Part shall in any way be construed to authorize,
license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever or any mechanism
that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device or in
any way contrary to law or that may be contrary to any future laws
of the State of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2010-7, 12/6/2010]
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
No person, firm, corporation or association shall permit persons under 18 years of age to play or operate any mechanical amusement device as defined in § 13-401 of this Part.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
Every license issued under this Part is subject to the right,
which is expressly reserved, to revoke same should the license directly
or indirectly permit the operation of any mechanical amusement device
contrary to the provisions of this Part or the ordinances of the Borough
of Forty Fort. Said license shall be revoked by the Borough Council,
if after a hearing, the licensee is found guilty of violation of this
Part. If the said licensee is found guilty of violation of this Part,
he shall be precluded from thereafter being granted a license to operate
any mechanical amusement device.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine
of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default
of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to
exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or
each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
