[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Woodruff 2-11-1986
as §§ 12.06 and 12.15 of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The following definitions shall be applicable in this chapter:
Any single premises or location at which more than five mechanical
or electronic amusement devices are located.
Any machine, device or game which, upon the insertion of a coin,
slug, token or similar item, permits a person or operator to use the device
as a game or contest of skill or amusement, whether or not the device registers
a score, and which is not a gambling device. The term shall include, but not
be limited to, jukeboxes, electronic or mechanical game machines, pinball
machines and pool or billiard tables.
Any person owning or operating an arcade as defined above shall obtain
an arcade license for the premises which shall permit the holder to operate
or maintain the specified number of devices on the licensed premises.
A.
The application shall contain the following information:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant.
(2)
Name and address of the person responsible for management
of the arcade, including a list of such person's qualifications, experience
and references, and the date, place and circumstances of conviction of violation
of any local ordinance or state or federal law directly related to the activity
proposed to be licensed.
(3)
Complete description of the premises.
(4)
Statement of the number of devices to be kept on the
premises, describing each by make and type.
(5)
Name of owner of the machines.
(6)
Detailed operating plan, including hours of operation
and manner of supervision to be provided.
(7)
Such other information as the Clerk may reasonably require.
B.
If the Clerk is satisfied that the premises and management
thereof meet the requirements of this chapter, the Clerk shall issue an arcade
license to the applicant. The applicant shall display such license conspicuously
on the premises at all times during which the arcade is in operation.
A.
Premises to be safe and sanitary. No license shall be
granted for any arcade unless the premises complies with all fire and building
code requirements of the Town, county and state, provides adequate room for
operation of the devices without blocking access and is an otherwise safe
and sanitary environment.
B.
Premises to be supervised. No mechanical or electronic
amusement device or arcade license shall be granted unless the applicant therefor
shows that the premises will be adequately supervised.
C.
Orderly conduct required. The licensee shall maintain
supervision of the premises in such a manner as to ensure that no disorderly
conduct, gambling or other activity prohibited by local ordinance or state
or federal law is permitted on such premises.
D.
Offering of prizes or awards prohibited. No licensee
under this chapter shall offer, advertise, make or give any reward, prize,
money or thing of value to any person by reason of the operation of any mechanical
or electronic amusement device.
E.
Consent to inspection. An applicant for a license under
this chapter thereby consents to the entry of police or authorized representatives
of the Town upon the licensed premises at all reasonable hours for the purposes
of inspection and search and consents to removal from the premises and introduction
into evidence in prosecutions for violations of this chapter all things found
therein in violation of this chapter or state law.
In addition to the revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any license or permit issued under this chapter, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of this Code.
