[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Bridgeton 11-4-1970 as Sec. 5-7 of the 1970 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall operate a pool or billiard parlor
in the City of Bridgeton without having first obtained a license and
paid the required fee.
A.
This chapter shall not apply to a pool or billiard
table in a private residence used solely by the occupants of the house
and their guests.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to a bona fide social
club, golf club, religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or other
nonprofit organization having a membership in excess of 25 which has
pool or billiard tables solely for the recreation and amusement of
its members, provided that the organization files with the Municipal
Clerk on a form provided by him a claim for exemption and a statement
of the facts upon which the claim is based.
[Amended 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-20]
The following regulations shall apply to all
licensed pool and billiard parlors:
A.
Hours of operation. The hours of operation of pool
and billiard parlors shall be until 12:00 midnight on weekdays and
Saturdays. From May 1 through September 30, hours shall be until 1:00
a.m., except Saturdays.
B.
Minors. No person under the age of 16 years shall
be permitted to remain in any licensed premises after 10:00 p.m.
C.
Card playing. No card playing shall be permitted on
premises licensed under this chapter even if card playing is for social
purposes.
D.
Outside view of premises. All premises where pool
and billiards are played shall be so arranged and so lighted that
a full view of the interior may be had from an adjacent public thoroughfare
or from adjacent rooms to which the public is admitted at all hours.
Any license issued hereunder may be suspended
by the City Council pursuant to § 200-9; provided, however,
that a second violation shall subject the licensee to a mandatory
suspension of his license for a period of 30 days and a conviction
for a third offense shall automatically revoke the license.
