[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Eagleswood 6-24-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-8 (Ch. 34 of the 1977
Township Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby determined there exists within the Township a recognized
amusement park, as defined under N.J.A.C. 13:3-1.1, located along
Route 9 and more commonly known as Picadilly Playland Amusement Park.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or
operate within the municipality any amusement game or games if said
amusement games are of skill or chance, or both, and whether said
amusement games are placed and operated with or without numbers, symbols
or figures, without having first applied for and obtained a proper
license from the Township Committee.
B.
A separate license shall be issued for each specific kind of game
authorized to be held, operated and conducted on the licensed premises
by the licensee, and a separate license shall be issued for each place
at which the licensee is authorized to hold, operate and conduct such
games, except a single license may be issued for all games classified
under Certification No. 2, as described in the N.J.A.C. 13:3-1 et
seq., and operated in an arcade at a single location.
All licenses shall be issued on a calendar-year basis and shall
expire on December 31 of each year.
Each application for a license shall be submitted in duplicate
in form prescribed by the Commissioner of Amusement Games Control
and comply with applicable state statutes and rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commissioner. At a minimum, said application shall
contain the following information: name and address of the applicant,
type and location of the game, and the identification of the business
form. In the event the application is granted, the original shall
be retained by the Township and the copy shall be transmitted to the
Commissioner.
No license shall be issued for any premises licensed under any
alcoholic beverage license.
A.
The Township may require an applicant, or officer, director, shareholder,
partner, member or employee, to be fingerprinted.
B.
Any fees for fingerprinting shall be paid for by the applicant.
C.
No license shall be issued to any applicant if any of the persons
fingerprinted in connection with the application are not of good moral
character or have been convicted of a crime.
A.
Upon proof of compliance with all applicable requirements, the Township
Committee shall authorize the issuance of a license by resolution.
Said resolution shall specifically recite that the premises to be
licensed is located in a recognized amusement park in the municipality.
A certified copy of each resolution, together with a copy of the application
endorsed to show the granting of the municipal license, shall be transmitted
to the Commissioner within three days of the municipal license being
granted.
B.
Each license certificate shall be issued in triplicate; the original
delivered to the licensee, one copy retained by the municipality with
its licensing records, and the remaining two copies shall be delivered
to the Commissioner.
C.
Each license certificate shall indicate: the name of the licensee,
the address of the licensed premises, the name and detailed description
of the kind of game licensed, the amount of fee paid, a statement
of the dates and the hours between which such game may be conducted,
and such other information as may be required by the Commissioner.
D.
Every license must be conspicuously posted on the premises where
the game is operated.
E.
The municipal license shall be inactive until the state license is
approved and received by the applicant.
