No person shall maintain, operate or possess in any store, building
or other place where individuals may enter or in any building or other place
wherein any club or organization meetings are held within the Township of
Waterford any automatic amusement device, and no person, firm or corporation
shall bring such devices into the township for placement in such premises
without first obtaining a license therefor.
Licenses issued for individual coin-operated machines shall expire on
December 31 of the year following their issue unless suspended or revoked,
and the license fee cannot be prorated or transferred.
The Chief of Police or his designee may make an investigation of the
premises and the applicant to determine the truth of the facts set forth in
the application. The Fire Chief may inspect the premises to determine whether
said premises comply with the existing fire regulations of the township. The
Chief of Police, the Fire Marshal and the Construction Code Official may,
upon completion of their inspection, attach to said application their reports,
in writing. Upon receipt of said application and inspection reports, if any,
the Township Clerk shall submit the same for either approval or disapproval
to the Township Committee. If the applicant is approved, the Township Clerk
issues the necessary license upon the receipt of the license fees as herein
provided.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which violates any
provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by
a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof. Each day that a violation occurs or is committed shall constitute
a separate offense.