Every owner, save an owner holding an import license and holding coin-operated machines solely for resale, who owns, controls, possesses, exhibits, displays or who permits to be exhibited or displayed in this city any coin-operated machine shall pay and there is hereby levied on each coin-operated machine, as defined in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2153, except those expressly exempted, an annual occupation tax in the amount established by city council.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(A); 1993 Code, sec. 4.501; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
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, stamp vending machines and service coin-operated machines, as that term is defined in V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2153, are expressly exempt from the tax levied herein, and the other provisions of this article.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(B); 1993 Code, sec. 4.502)
In addition to an occupation tax, there is hereby charged a license fee in the amount of one-half (1/2) of the state license fee, payable annually, for each music, skill or pleasure coin-operated machine on which a license or registration certificate is required by the state comptroller under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2153.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(C); 1993 Code, sec. 4.503)
The occupation tax and license fees on coin-operated machines required herein shall be paid annually to the city secretary concurrently with the required state tax and license fees. No license shall be issued until the applicant shall present the city secretary with satisfactory proof that the annual occupation tax and license fee required by the state has been paid in full. Such occupation tax shall be paid to the city secretary, who shall issue an occupation tax receipt in the form of a certificate, which shall be immediately affixed and displayed in a prominent place near the machines on the premises. [Such certificate shall bear the number of] machines being operated and for which the tax has been paid and the date of expiration. In no case shall any portion of said tax be refunded.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(D); 1993 Code, sec. 4.504)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or proprietor, manager or employee to allow any person under the age of seventeen (17) years of age to play or operate a coin-operated amusement machine unless such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on regular school days and after 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday during the school term.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, proprietor, manager or employee to allow any person under the age of seventeen (17) years of age to play or operate a coin-operated amusement machine unless such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian after midnight on any day except during the school term as provided for in subsection (a) above.
(c) 
It shall be the duty of the owner, operator, proprietor, manager or employee displaying coin-operated machines to affix and prominently display a sign on the premises near the machines, which sign shall read: “PLAY BY MINORS UNDER SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE NOT ALLOWED AFTER 11:00 P.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS AND 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON ALL OTHER DAYS. ALSO PLAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30 A.M. AND 3:00 P.M. ON REGULAR SCHOOL DAYS IS PROHIBITED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.”
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(E); 1993 Code, sec. 4.505)
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, controls, exhibits, displays or who permits to be exhibited or displayed any coin-operated amusement device to be located within two hundred feet (200') of any school, church or hospital.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(F); 1993 Code, sec. 4.506)
Nothing in this article 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.
(1986 Code, ch. 4, sec. 5(G); 1993 Code, sec. 4.507)