For the purposes of this article amusement devices are defined as all coin-operated machines or devices intended for amusement purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, machines commonly known as music machines, coin operated pool tables, juke boxes, pinball machines, video games, and coin-operated machines of every kind or description intended to be operated for amusement or entertainment, excluding weighing machines, and vending machines intended solely for the sale of merchandise at its fair market value.
(Code 2005, 2-300s; Code 2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of operating an automatic music device or an automatic amusement device for profit or gain, whether as a single business or in conjunction with other businesses to have, allow, permit, the use on their premises any automatic music or amusement device without first obtaining an operation permit from the city clerk.
(Code 2005, 2-300s; Code 2020)
One permit shall be required for each location or building, or structure, with plainly displayed thereon the number of automatic music or amusement devices located on the premises as well as the cost of the permit affixed plainly thereon. The cost of the permit shall be $15.00 per device.
(Code 2005, 2-300s; Code 2020)
Each permit shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall be valid as to the number of devices located thereon.
(Code 2005, 2-300s; Code 2020)
There shall be no refund in the event the number of devices located on thereon decreases during the period that said permit is valid. It shall be permitted for the type or kind of automatic music or amusement devices to be interchanged during the existence of the permit as long as the total number of devices does not exceed the number affixed upon the face of the permit.
(Code 2005, 2-300s; Code 2020)