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Borough of Mount Arlington, NJ
Morris County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Mount Arlington as Section 4-4 of the 1982 Compilation. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is for the purpose of regulating all games of chance held, operated or conducted within the borough, pursuant to the Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, known as the "Bingo Licensing Law" and the "Raffles Licensing Law" and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued or to be promulgated by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission in the Department of State of the State of New Jersey. All applications, licenses and proceedings in connection therewith shall be subject to the provisions of the Acts and the rules and regulations and any laws, rules and regulations hereafter enacted and shall be further subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11]
A. 
Hours. No licensee authorized by law shall hold, operate or conduct any game of chance at the place where the game of chance is being conducted under any license except between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
B. 
(Reserved)
[Repealed 11-13-2006 by Ord. No. 28-06]
C. 
Organizations eligible for license. No license to conduct a game of chance as authorized by law shall be issued to any organization not having a bona fide situs established in good faith within the State of New Jersey and actively engaged in serving one or more of the authorized purposes as defined by the rules and regulations of the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission.
D. 
Games of chance during elections prohibited. No game of chance shall be conducted under any license at any time during which a general, municipal, primary, special or board of education election is being held, while the polls are open for voting at such election.
E. 
Conduct of games on Sunday. Any game of chance operated in the borough pursuant to a license issued in accordance with § 103-1 hereof may be operated by the holder of said license, in accordance with law, on the first day of the week commonly known and designated as "Sunday;" provided, however, that the license so issued shall first specifically provide for the operation of the said game of chance on Sunday.
[Added 4-19-2011 by Ord. No. 04-11]
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to approve and grant raffle and bingo licenses within the Borough of Mount Arlington.
[Amended 3-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11; 7-8-02 by Ord. No. 02-23]
Except as may be provided by N.J.S.A. 5:8-1 et seq. and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty provided by Chapter 1, Article III.