[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in text (Ch. 86 of the 1990
Code of Public Local Laws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1961 Code, § 122; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-14(a); 1982,
ch. 455, § 1; 1988, ch. 227, § 2]
Every person, firm, association or corporation keeping, maintaining
or operating for public entertainment or amusement within Cecil County
any pinball machine (console or other), electrical game, shuffleboard,
mechanical bowling game, jukebox or other mechanical musical device,
or any similar device whose operation requires the insertion of a
coin or token, shall obtain a license from the County for each device.
The fee for the license shall be set by resolution of the Council.
[1961 Code, § 122; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-14(b); 1982,
ch. 455, § 1; 1984, ch. 241, § 1; 1988, ch. 227,
§ 2; amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
Every person, firm, association or corporation distributing
cigarettes and other tobacco products by means of a vending machine
shall obtain a license from the County for each machine, and shall
pay annually a fee set by resolution for each license.
[1961 Code, § 122; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-14(c); 1982,
ch. 455, § 1; 1988, ch. 227, § 2]
Every machine or device required to be licensed under this chapter
shall bear a tag or sticker issued by the County.
[1961 Code, § 122; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-14(d); 1982,
ch. 455, § 1; 1984, ch. 241, § 1 1988, ch. 227,
§ 2]
It is unlawful to own, operate, keep, or maintain a machine
required to be licensed under this chapter without displaying the
required tag or sticker. It is unlawful to maintain an establishment
containing a machine required to be licensed under this chapter without
displaying a tag or sticker for each machine. The owner of the machine,
the proprietor, and the manager of the establishment may be prosecuted
for violating the requirement to prominently display a tag or sticker
for each machine required to be licensed.
[1961 Code, § 122; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-14(e); 1982,
ch. 455, § 1; 1988, ch. 227, § 2; amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-12]
Each violation of the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor
punishable by fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment for not
more than 90 days for each day of the violation.
