[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Cottage
Grove 7-2-1984 as Secs. 7.01, 7.02 and 7.15 of the 1984
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Purpose. This section is designed to provide regulation
of amusement arcades or places where six or more coin-operated mechanical
or electrical amusement devices are situated, or where one or more such devices
is situated within 1,000 feet of a school entrance.
B.
License required. No person who is the owner, lessor
or operator of any premises in the Village shall operate on any premises in
the Village six or more amusement machines, devices, electrical or mechanical
games without receiving an amusement arcade license, which license shall be
issued by the Village Board on an annual basis, subject to renewal the first
day of July each year.
C.
License fee and application.
(1)
An annual premises license fee of $50[1] shall be submitted along with a license application to the Village
Clerk, who shall forward the same to the Village Board for its consideration.
The Village Board shall take into consideration, in determining the issuance
or renewal of such license:
(a)
The location of the premises and the suitability of the
premises with regard to proximity to other businesses, residences, churches
and schools;
(b)
The zoning of such premises;
(c)
The proposed supervision of such premises;
(d)
The hours during which such machines, devices or games
are open to use;
(e)
The minimum proposed age of users;
(f)
The number and type of machine, device or game;
(g)
Other uses of the premises;
(h)
Whether the premises have become a source of rowdiness
or vandalism in the neighborhood, a source of frequent complaints to the police,
or in other ways disruptive of the peace and order in the community; and
(i)
Such other concerns as may be appropriate.
[1]
Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the Village Board.
The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
(2)
Prior to the issuance of any renewal, the Village Board
shall receive a report from the Law Enforcement Department setting forth any
problems or difficulties that may have resulted from the licensed premises.
D.
License restricted. Amusement arcade licenses issued
under this section shall be restricted in nature. Such license shall be limited
to the terms upon which it is granted and such terms shall be clearly set
out on the face of the license and may include:
(1)
Restrictions respecting hours during which the machines,
devices, or games are open to use;
(2)
The minimum age of users;
(3)
The number and age of supervisory personnel required
to be on the premises while the premises' machines, devices, or games
are open to the public;
(4)
The number and type of machine, device, or game;
(5)
Other uses of the premises; and
(6)
Such other limitations or restrictions as may be reasonable.
E.
Amusement arcade licenses shall be procured by the person
in control of the premises.
F.
Any premises where three or more machines are installed
or where one or more machines are installed within 1,000 feet of the entrance
of a school shall obtain a license under this section prior to the issuance
of an occupancy permit by the Building Inspector or an amusement device tag
from the Village Clerk.
A.
AMUSEMENT DEVICES
DISTRIBUTOR
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any coin-operated machine commonly referred to as shooting (electric
ray) games, bowling games, ski-ball games, baseball games, shuffleboard games
and other similar devices whether or not operated by coins, the operation
of which involves a skill feature, and which do not deliver, pay out, or emit
coins, tokens, coupons, tickets, receipts, chips, or other things, which may
be redeemed, or exchanged for money, merchandise or other thing of value and
in the operation of which the skill of the player is not subject to being
thwarted by chance, including shuffleboard, billiard and pool tables whether
or not coin-operated.
Any person who as owner or lessor distributes or leases any amusement
device to any person for use in the Village.
B.
Licensing of amusement device distributors.
(1)
Registration of amusement devices required. Any person
who has possessory control of any premises in which is located any amusement
device available for play shall register each and every such device with the
Village Clerk.
(2)
Registration fees.
(a)
The registration fee for amusement devices shall be as
follows:[1]
[1]
For each amusement device operated by a coin of five
cents or more shall be $15 per annum.
[2]
For each amusement device operated by a coin of a value
of less than five cents shall be $2.50 per annum.
[1]
Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the Village Board.
The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
(b)
Such registration fee shall be paid to the Village Clerk
at the time of registration.
(3)
License to be displayed. If the Village Clerk is satisfied
that the amusement device is entitled to be registered, a license shall be
issued to the registrant for each device registered which shall be conspicuously
displayed with any other licenses issued to such registrant.
(4)
Application. The registration application shall show
the ownership of the device for which registration is sought. If the registrant
does not own the device so registered the owner of the device shall permanently
affix a tag or similar item showing the owner's name and address.
(5)
Such registration shall remain effective until the 30th
of June following issuance, and on the first of July of each year thereafter
each device shall be reregistered.
(6)
The license shall not be transferable.
(7)
No person shall have on any premises under possessory
control any unregistered amusement device available for play.
C.
Police officer may seize gambling device. Any police
officer or special investigator of the Village may seize or cause to be seized
any gambling device, slot machine or any amusement device upon which there
is not affixed a registration symbol as herein required and may deliver the
same into the custody of the Chief of Police.
D.
Counterfeiting registration symbol prohibited. No person
shall counterfeit a registration symbol or transfer a registration symbol
from one amusement device to another, nor make any false statement in any
application for a license or registration.
