[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Taneytown
6-14-1982 by Ord. No. 5-82 (Title 10, Ch. 5, Sec. 10-5-2 of the 1980 Code);
amended 1-9-1984 by Ord. No. 15-83. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any electrically or mechanically operated machine or device utilized
for amusement purposes, including slot machines, pinball machines, video games
and all other such devices, other than jukeboxes.
A.
The license fee for each such machine or device authorized
at any location shall be the sum set annually by motion of Council for that
year or any portion thereof due and payable on July 1 of each year.
B.
Display of license. The license for each such location
shall be displayed prominently.
C.
The City Manager shall issue such license upon payment
thereof to the Clerk.
D.
The license for each location shall be issued for a specified
number of machines. No licenses issued hereunder may be transferred to any
other location.
No permit for any amusement device shall be issued to any location within
the city zoned other than local business or general business pursuant to the
provisions of this Code and maps adopted in relation thereto.[1] No more than three devices shall be allowed by any license issued
to any location within a local business zone.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord.
No. 8-99]
A violation of this chapter is declared to be a municipal infraction.
The penalty for violation shall be $50 for each initial offense and $100 for
each repeat offense.
The Mayor and Council may revoke the license issued to any location
within the city if it has been decided that there has been a violation of
this chapter.
