A. 
Any person conducting, carrying on or managing a card room, shall obtain a permit from the Police Chief prior to conducting, carrying on, or managing such business. No new permits for a card room shall be issued under this chapter.
B. 
No person shall be employed by any card room as an employee, nor serve as an independent agent or contractor for the card room, unless he or she has a valid work permit issued by the Chief of Police pursuant to this section. Copies of such work permits shall be available for inspection by the city's law enforcement officials during the card room's hours of operation. In addition to any other restrictions provided by law, no work permit shall be issued to anyone who is disqualified from holding a state gambling license for any of the reasons specified in Business and Professions Code Section 19850. Any application for a work permit shall be subject to objection by the State Division of Gambling Control. If the division objects to the issuance of a work permit, it shall be denied. Such a denial may be reviewed in accordance with the Gambling Control Act, Business and Professions Code Section 19801, et seq.
C. 
The application for each permit shall be accompanied by fingerprints of the applicant and shall contain all information deemed relevant by the Police Chief.
1. 
For each applicant, partner, corporate board of director and chief executive officer listed and all others determined to have a financial interest in the card room under application, there shall be an application fee as set by resolution.
2. 
For each dealer or employee involved in the operations of the card room facility, there shall be an application fee as set by resolution. This fee includes the first year license, if approved.
D. 
Each person managing, conducting or carrying on a card room must pay the license fees required by Chapter 5.04 of this title. In addition, each dealer or employee of a card room shall be required to have an annually renewable license to be employed by the card room facility. This license shall be a form prescribed by the city and shall include a standard size colored photograph provided by the applicant, and shall be displayed in a prominent place at the entrance of the card room facility at all times. License shall expire on December 31st of each year and may be renewed by the applicant. The annual license fee shall be set by resolution. License fee may be prorated to no less than one-half the annual fee after July 1st of each year.
(O3014; O4112; O1999)
Permits previously used under this chapter may be transferred subject to the transferee complying with Section 5.16.020 of this chapter in its entirety. Transferees are subject to the payment of a transfer fee in the amount of $1,000.00 per individual, partner, stockholder or officer. Said transfer fee shall be paid at the time of application. In addition, the applicant shall pay the appropriate investigation fee.
(O3014; O4078)
Permits under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Council upon conviction for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or when in the opinion of the Council, the continued operation of such place or establishment will be injurious to the public health, safety, welfare or morals of the people of the city.
(O3014)
Any person conducting, carrying on or managing a card room, shall not have more card tables in active operation in any room or combination of rooms than allowed under its use permit. Any card table not in active operation shall be covered or prominently labeled as being non-operational. The cover and sign shall be approved in advance in writing by the Chief of Police.
(O3014; O2020-009, 6/23/20)
It is unlawful for any owner, tenant, operator or other such person in charge or control of any such card room, enclosure, game or tables, to permit any person to enter into a card room or play at any card table while such person is obviously intoxicated by alcoholic beverages, narcotics, or other drugs.
(O3014; O2020-009, 6/23/20)
No proprietor or person having charge of any card room shall permit or allow any person under the age of 21 years to be within a card room or enclosure at any time; provided, however, that persons under the age of 21 years may be allowed in the restaurant section of a gambling establishment if the restaurant is accessible from the outside without requiring passage through a card room or enclosure, and the restaurant and such access are visually separate from the card room or enclosure.
(O3014; O2020-009, 6/23/20)
No bagatelle table, card table, or devices at or upon which card games may be played by the general public, shall be maintained behind any closed, locked or barred door at any place or business in this city. The main entrance of any card room shall at all times remain unlocked and unbarred while any games are being played upon the said premises; and at all times all card room games are being played shall be kept in such condition as to be accessible for inspection to all Police Officers. No permit for the conduct of any card game shall be issued for any portion of any premises unless such portion is in close proximity to and readily accessible by all Police Officers from the main entrance of said premises.
(O3014)
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as authorizing, allowing, permitting, or granting authority, either directly or indirectly, to any person to carry on, conduct or cause to be carried on or conducted, any game or games prohibited by State Penal Code Section 330 as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or as it may be amended.
(O3014)
Before any card room shall be allowed to operate, each card room, and each owner, manager, and operator of a card room, shall adopt a schedule of hours of operation, which such schedule shall first be approved by the Police Chief. Each card room shall conspicuously post schedules of its hours of operation at all entrances and exits of the premises in which the card room is operating in order to give law enforcement officials and patrons adequate notice of the hours during which the card room will be opened for business. Card rooms which comply with all requirements of this chapter shall be authorized to operate 24 hours each day.
(O1999)
No person or entity owning, managing, operating or controlling a card room shall allow, suffer or cause disorderly conduct or a breach of the peace in or around the premises at which a card room is operated. Each card room, and each owner, manager and operator of a card room, shall be responsible for and liable for the security and safety of its patrons' safety and security in and around the premises in which the card room is operating. Before it shall be allowed to operate, each card room, and each owner, manager and operator of a card room, shall adopt a plan to provide for the safety and security of patrons, which such plan shall be submitted to the Police Chief for review and approval prior to the operation of each card room. Each card room, and each owner, manager and operator of a card room, shall conspicuously post inside the premises in which the card room is operating the approved patron security and safety plan, in order to give law enforcement officials and patrons adequate notice of such plan.
(O1999)
There are no mandatory limits on the amount wagered in any permitted games. A gambling establishment permittee may impose wagering limits on any game, at his or her discretion. Before a gambling establishment is allowed to operate, the rules for wagering limits shall be approved by the City Council. Such rules shall be clearly posted at the gambling tables where the games are offered during hours of operation to provide the patrons adequate notice of those rules.
(O2007 16)
No more than 11 card tables shall be permitted to be in operation at any one time in a card room. No more than 11 card tables shall be permitted to be in operation at any one time in the City of Napa. Any card tables in excess of the maximum prescribed in this Section 5.16.140 shall be prominently labeled as being non-operational. The total number of card tables permitted on the premises shall be as approved by a use permit. No card table shall accommodate in excess of 15 patrons at one time.
(O1999; O2020-009, 6/23/20; Ord. O2024-001, 5/7/2024)