For the purpose of this division, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Coin-Operated Machine.
Every machine or device of any kind or character which is operated by or with coins, metal slugs, tokens or checks, “music coin-operated machines” and “skill or pleasure coin-operated machines” as those terms are hereinafter defined, shall be included in such terms.
Music Coin-Operated Machines.
Every coin-operated machine of any kind or character, which dispenses or vends or which is used or operated for dispensing or vending music and which is operated by or with coins or metal slugs, tokens or checks. The following are expressly included within the term: phonographs, pianos, graphophones, radios and all other coin-operated machines which dispense or vend music.
Operator.
Any person, firm, company, association or corporation who exhibits, displays or permits to be exhibited or displayed, in his or its place of business or upon premises under his or its control, any coin-operated machine in this city.
Owner.
Any person, individual, firm, company, association or corporation owning or having the care, control, management or possession of any coin-operated machine in this city.
Service Coin-Operated Machines.
Pay toilets, pay telephones and all other machines or devices which dispense service only and not merchandise, music, skill or pleasure.
Skill or Pleasure Coin-Operated Machines.
Every coin-operated machine of any kind or character whatsoever, when such machine or machines dispense or are used or are capable of being used or operated for amusement or pleasure or when such machines are operated for the purpose of dispensing or affording skill or pleasure, or for any other purpose other than the dispensing or vending of merchandise or music or service, exclusively as those terms are defined herein. The following are expressly included within the term: marble machines, marble table machines, marble shooting machines, miniature racetrack machines, miniature football machines, miniature golf machines, miniature bowling machines, and all other coin-operated machines which dispense or afford skill or pleasure. Provided that every machine or device of any kind or character which dispenses or vends merchandise, commodities or confections or plays music in connection with or in addition to such games or dispensing of skill or pleasure shall be considered as skill or pleasure machines and taxed at the higher rate fixed for such machines.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.45)
(a) 
Every person who owns, controls, exhibits, displays, or who permits to be exhibited or displayed in this city any coin-operated machines, shall pay, and there is hereby levied on every coin-operated machine, except such as are exempted herein, an annual occupation tax of one-fourth the tax charged and collected by the state.
(b) 
Provided that nothing herein shall prevent the operator of such machines from paying the tax levied in this division for the account of the owner, but the payment of such tax by such operator or other person shall not relieve the owner from the responsibility of complying with all provisions of this division.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.46)
(a) 
The occupation tax levied hereby shall be paid to the city tax assessor-collector who shall issue an occupation tax receipt.
(b) 
The occupation tax receipt shall be attached to the coin-operated machine mentioned in the receipt and shall bear the serial number of the particular machine.
(c) 
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to operate, exhibit or display any coin-operated machine in the city without having attached thereto an occupation tax receipt and no occupation tax receipt issued for a certain coin-operated machine shall be transferred to any other machine.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.47)
Every coin-operated machine subject to the payment of the tax levied herein, and upon which the tax has not been paid as provided herein, is declared to be a public nuisance, and may be seized and destroyed by the chief of police and his agents, as in such cases made and provided by law for the seizure and destruction of common nuisances.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.48)
Gas meters, pay telephones, pay toilets, food vending machines, confection vending machines, beverage vending machines, merchandise vending machines and cigarette vending machines which are now subject to an occupation or gross receipts tax and service coin-operated machines are expressly exempt from the tax levied herein, and the other provisions of this division.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.49)
Nothing herein shall be construed or have the effect to license, permit, authorize or legalize any machine, device, table or coin-operated machine, the keeping, exhibition, operation, display or maintenance of which is now illegal or in violation of any article of the penal code of the state or the constitution of the state.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.50)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit to be operated on premises under his control any skill or pleasure coin-operating machine within 500 feet of any school ground in the city between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of days in which classes are taught in the public schools within the city.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Chapter 111, Section 111.51)