No person shall operate any game, amusement center, amusement room, amusement device, amusement exhibition, or recreational or mechanical amusement device as a business within the City without obtaining a proper permit therefor, as herein provided.
(Prior code 6330; Ord. 193; Ord. 32-78; Ord. 07-24, 5/14/2024)
Application for a permit to operate any game, amusement center, amusement room, amusement device, amusement exhibition, or recreational or mechanical amusement device shall be made to the Business Services Coordinator on forms provided by the Business Services Coordinator, which application shall contain the information in Section 5.32.010 and the following additional information:
A. 
The address and name of the owner, lessee, and other person in control of the establishment or establishments wherein the game, recreational or mechanical amusement device or devices are proposed to be located;
B. 
A statement that the game, recreational or mechanical amusement device or devices for which a permit is sought, is not intended to be, and will not be permitted to be used for any gambling purpose whatsoever;
C. 
A complete description of the game, recreational or mechanical amusement device or devices, and the manner in which they are to be placed and operated;
D. 
A statement of the applicant's interest in, or title to, the game, recreational or mechanical amusement device or devices for which a permit is sought.
(Prior code 6330.1; Ord. 11-58; Ord. 55-69; Ord. 9-75; Ord. 32-78; Ord. 07-24, 5/14/2024)
The Chief of Police shall cause each applicant to be fingerprinted and photographed, a record of which shall be kept in the office of the Chief of Police. The applicant shall pay the amount set by the State for processing the fingerprints. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation of each applicant to be made to determine if such applicant has committed any act that if done by a permittee would be grounds for revocation or suspension of a permit, or if such applicant has been convicted of a felony or any crime that has a substantial relationship to the permitted business.
(Prior code 6330.2; Ord. 32-78)
In addition to compliance with Section 5.32.050, the permittee shall affix to each of the aforementioned and described amusement devices, permittee's name, address, and telephone number in such manner and form as the Business Services Coordinator prescribes, and furnish to the Business Services Coordinator an accurate list of locations of all such machines each year at the time of renewal.
(Prior code 6330.3; Ord. 11-58; Ord. 9-75; Ord. 32-78)
No business permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable from one person to another person. A transfer may be made of a permit from one amusement or game machine to another of the same character and mode of operation, during the period for which the same has been permitted in the first instance, provided the ownership and place of business remain the same, upon written application for such transfer by the permittee thereof to the Business Services Coordinator on a form, to be obtained from the Business Services Coordinator. Such transfer application shall be approved by the Chief of Police.
(Prior code 6330.4; Ord. 11-58; Ord. 32-78)
To the extent prohibited by state law, no person shall conduct, carry on, or manage the business of or maintain any machine, amusement device, game, or recreational device which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, or token in any receptacle operates or which may be operated for use as a game of chance, if such game contains any pay-off device for the return of slugs, coin, money, checks, tokens or merchandise.
(Prior code 6330.5; Ord. 11-58; Ord. 32-78; Ord. 3-98)
Any device operated in violation of any requirement set forth in this chapter shall be subject to seizure by the Chief of Police. Such device shall be held as security for the payment of the permit fee or business tax. In the event the person owning or having control or possession of the device fails within a period of 30 days, to obtain a permit or pay any business tax due, then in that event the device shall be disposed of as follows: The device or devices or so many thereof shall be sold to satisfy the amount of the permit fee or business tax due the City and any device or devices not sold shall be returned to the owner thereof; provided the proper permit has been obtained; and provided, further, that in the event the device or devices are sold for a sum less than the amount of the permit fee or business tax, the operator of the devices shall, nevertheless, remain liable for the balance of such permit fees and business taxes due and unpaid thereon.
(Prior code 6330.6; Ord. 11-58; Ord. 32-78)
Each application shall be accompanied by a permit fee in such amount as is established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 18-07)