[Adopted 12-10-63]
No person shall operate a pool or billiard parlor in the Township
of East Brunswick without having first obtained a license and paid
the required fee.
[Amended 1-24-77 by Ord. No. 77-1-VV]
The license fee for pool and billiard parlors shall be thirty-five
dollars ($35.) for the first table and fifteen dollars ($15.) for
each additional table. The application for license shall state the
number of tables which will be used.
A.
This Article shall not apply to a pool or billiard table in a private
residence used solely by the occupants of the house and their guests.
B.
This Article shall not apply to a bona fide social club, golf club,
field club, religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or other
nonprofit organization having a membership in excess of twenty-five
(25) which has pool or billiard tables solely for the recreation and
amusement of its members, provided that the organization files with
the Township Clerk on a form provided by him a claim for exemption
and a statement of the facts upon which the claim is based.
[Amended 4-13-70 by Ord. No. 70-122-B; 4-13-92 by Ord. No. 92-9]
The following regulations shall apply to all licensed pool and
billiard parlors:
A.
Hours of operation. The hours of operation of pool and billiard parlors
shall be between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight seven (7) days a week.
B.
Card playing. No card playing shall be permitted on premises licensed
under this Article even if card playing is for social purposes.
C.
Outside view of premises. All premises where pool and billiards are
played shall be so arranged and so lighted that a full view of the
interior may be had from an adjacent public thoroughfare or from adjacent
rooms to which the public is admitted at all hours.
