Section 410 – AMUSEMENT DEVICES
410.01 Amusement Device Defined. An amusement device is hereby defined as any mechanical or electrical device designed to be played by a contestant or contestants and upon which contestants received a score or a rating based on performance or any machine which upon the insertion of a coin, token, or slug operates or may be operated by the public generally for entertainment or amusement, which emits music or noise, or which displays motion pictures.
410.05 License Required. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate, maintain, or keep for operation within the City any such amusement device as hereinbefore defined upon any premises owned, leased, operated, and controlled by such person, firm, or corporation without having applied for and received a license as hereinafter provided, which license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or near the amusement device.
410.10 Application for License. Each person, firm, or corporation desiring to maintain, keep, or operate such a mechanical device upon such premises shall make application at the office of the City Clerk upon forms provided by the City for such license. Each such application shall be accompanied by an annual license fee as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code.(ORD. 01-2001, 2/25/01) If the Council approves such application, the Clerk shall issue the license, which shall be displayed upon the machine or prominent place. The license shall be transferable from one machine to another if operated upon the same premises. The license shall describe the premises where such machine is operated and shall not be transferable to any other premises.
410.15 Hours of Operation. No person, firm, or corporation receiving such license shall allow such machine to be operated so as to emit noise or loud sounds between the hours of 12 o'clock midnight and 10 o'clock a.m.
410.20 Term of License. Each license shall expire on the 30th of April after issuance. The entire annual license fee shall be paid for one year or for any part thereof.
420.25 Violation. Any person who violates the provisions of Chapter 410 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and any license issued to any such person pursuant to this Chapter shall be forthwith revoked.