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Borough of Forty Fort, PA
Luzerne County
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[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2010-7, 12/6/2010]
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates:
MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any machine which upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc, card, key or any form of payment may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment, amusement, or personal purchases whether or not registering a score, which shall include such devices as marble machines, pinball machines, video poker machines, and all games, and it shall include soda and beverage machines, claw or crane machines, DVD or blu-ray machines and similar machines, operations or transactions similar thereto under whatever name they may be indicated. Gumball-type machines are specifically excluded and are not defined as a mechanical amusement device.
PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION
Any person, firm, corporation or association in whose place of business any such machine is placed for use by the public, and any person, firm, corporation or association having control over such machine.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
Nothing in this Part shall in any way be construed to authorize, license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever or any mechanism that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device or in any way contrary to law or that may be contrary to any future laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2010-7, 12/6/2010]
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The fee for a license shall be $100 per device per year. The Borough may establish, change or adjust said fee from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
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Non-profits must obtain a license, but there shall be no fee.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
No person, firm, corporation or association shall permit persons under 18 years of age to play or operate any mechanical amusement device as defined in ยงย 13-401 of this Part.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957]
Every license issued under this Part is subject to the right, which is expressly reserved, to revoke same should the license directly or indirectly permit the operation of any mechanical amusement device contrary to the provisions of this Part or the ordinances of the Borough of Forty Fort. Said license shall be revoked by the Borough Council, if after a hearing, the licensee is found guilty of violation of this Part. If the said licensee is found guilty of violation of this Part, he shall be precluded from thereafter being granted a license to operate any mechanical amusement device.
[Ord. 1957-4, 4/22/1957; as amended by Ord. 2009-8, 12/7/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.