[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southampton as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A room, hall, parlor or place of any description in which billiards
are played and which contains three or more billiard tables or apparatus or
paraphernalia for the playing of billiards and which is conducted as a public
place of business for profit.
No person shall maintain or operate a billiard room within the Town
of Southampton without first having obtained a billiard room license.
A.
An application for a billiard room license shall be made
to the Town Clerk of the Town of Southampton on forms prescribed by the Town
Board.
B.
Upon receipt of an application for a billiard room license,
and after approval for Zoning Code compliance by the Building Inspector, the
Building Inspector and the Fire Marshal shall cause an inspection of the premises
to be made to determine whether the applicant is complying with the laws and
ordinances which they are charged with enforcing, and said Building Inspector
and Fire Marshal and members of their staff shall have the right to enter
upon any premises for which a billiard room license is sought for the purpose
of making such an inspection during normal business hours.
C.
Upon receipt of the application for the billiard room
license, the Chief of Police shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises
to determine whether public safety problems exist on the premises, and the
Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the background
of the owner and the operator of the room. The Chief of Police and his representatives
shall have the right to enter upon such premises for the purposes of making
such inspections during normal business hours. Further inspections of the
premises may be made after a license has been issued to ensure compliance
with laws and ordinances relating to billiard rooms.
D.
Except as provided in New York Correction Law, Article
23-A, no billiard room license shall be issued to any person who has pled
guilty to or has been convicted of any crime.
E.
The Town Board may promulgate rules and regulations to
govern the operation of billiard rooms so as to provide for the orderly operation
of the rooms and to ensure the public safety and the peace and tranquility
of the neighborhood where the rooms are located.
F.
The providing of false information by the applicant or
his agent shall constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a billiard
room license.
A.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall comply
with all provisions of federal, state and local laws and ordinances relating
to the conduct of business and the use and maintenance of the premises.
B.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall comply
with all notices, orders, decisions and rules and regulations made by the
Town Board, Building Inspector, Fire Marshal and Police Chief governing the
occupation and use of said premises.
C.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall cause
the billiard room license to be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises
of the billiard room.
D.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall not
permit at any time a greater number of persons on the premises than the capacity
approved by the Department of Fire Prevention and set forth on the billiard
room license.
E.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall not
suffer or permit any minor under the age of 16 years to enter or remain in
the billiard room unless accompanied by a parent or legally appointed guardian.
F.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall be
of good moral character and a fit and proper person to hold a license, and
shall maintain good order on the premises at all times. The lack of good order
on the premises shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
G.
The owner and operator of any billiard room shall not
keep such billiard room open or operate the same after the hour of 12:00 midnight
and before 7:00 a.m. the next morning.
A.
The annual fee for a billiard room license shall be $300.
B.
Fees for an initial billiard room license issued for
less than a full year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis. Payment of the
fee shall be due upon application of the license.
C.
The fee for replacement of a billiard room license which
has been lost or destroyed shall be $25.
Billiard room licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year.
A.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of an offense which shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for
a period not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.
Nothing contained in the foregoing subsection shall preclude
the Town Board from seeking an injunction against any person violating the
provisions of this article.
C.
In addition to the foregoing, the Town Board may revoke
the license of any person accruing three or more violations during any one-year
period.
