It is unlawful for any person to have upon premises controlled by him any coin-operated machine and to use the same or offer the same for use by other persons without first having secured a license from the City for each machine. Such a license is referred to in this chapter as a "machine license."
(Prior Code § 9-8)
Upon the request of any person holding an operator's license under the terms of this chapter or upon the request of any person owning or controlling the coin-operated machine, the Director of Finance shall issue a machine license. At the time of issuing any machine license the Director of Finance shall issue a license tag or plate for each machine license or renewal thereof and such license tag or plate shall be given serial numbers consecutively in the order of their issuance. Such license tag or plate shall further indicate thereon the type of machine for which it is issued, whether music machine, game machine or vending machine. Such license tag or plate shall be serially numbered of wear-resistant materials and shall bear the date of expiration of the license.
(Prior Code § 9-9; Ord. 2017-01 § 47, eff. 3/9/17)
A machine license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid until the beginning of the next succeeding quarter of the year unless sooner revoked or suspended as provided in this chapter. For the purpose of this article a quarter of a year begins on the first day of June, September, December and March.
(Prior Code § 9-10; Ord. 84-1088 § 11, eff. 12/6/84)
Every coin-operated machine licensed under the terms of this chapter shall at all times have affixed to it in a conspicuous place the license tag or plate issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Prior Code § 9-11)