The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 420 - Amusement Devices ORDINANCE NO.- .-420 ; •�": -N: ORDINANCE' OF.' THE .CITY'-OF MCCALL, .IDAHO RELATING-TO • 'AMUSEMENT ' DEVI-CES; - AMENDING..TITLE IV OF 'THE :VILLAGE CODE' OF MCCALL; ..IDAHO;= BY 'THE .:ADD•ITION. THERETO OF A-NEW CHAPTER .10;-, PROVIDING.-.FOR DEFINITI-ON OF. TERMS; PROVIDING ,FOR' LICENSE EXCEPTIONS, ' PROHIBITING GAMBLING DEVICES; REQUIRING' A LICENSE ' FOR AMUSEMENT DEVICES; PROVIDING 'FOR • -APPLICATIQNS .THEREFOR; -.PROVIDING;, FOR LICENSE. TERM; : RENEWAL AND THE: FEE 'THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR ,REVOCATION. OF ',LICENSES;- =PROVIDING FOR -VIOLATIONS. OF- THIS ,ORDINANCE AND -PENALTIES . THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING'.,FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; BE IT .ORDANINED. BY. THE MAYOR°-AND COUNCIL OF, THE CITY' ..OF MCCALL;- ''IDAHO .AS-FOLLOWS: ' Section l. That'�Title . IV'":of. tYie'Vil lage ��Code , of.':McCall, Idaho. be,, and the same hereby is,. 'amended by, the addition thereto of. a' new Chapter• 10 which .shall •read' as follows': 4=10=1 : DEFINLTI-ON-.OF -TERMS : . As used . in; this -Ord-finance, the .meanings.. given .herein: ."(A),- Amtseme.ntl' Device: • .Any machine,i`.-apparatus, 'd;evice or contrivance.. (1') ;whi'ch, ; upoz .:;the 'insertion .of :a coin; slug, .token; plate or' disk ° may be._operated'-as a 'game . `or' contest of skill, :or amusement or. -entertainment of any kind_ .or: descri'pt-ion'-,. .whether or --not registering " a ;score and which , contains.- no. �automatic.�•payoff device -for th'e -return of..-.money or trade 'token or slugs or which makes: no provision whatever.,.-for the . return of money to - the ,p.layer or. (2) which is used and 'which may. ' be ,used `as `.a game. of skill;• "amusem_ ent.or entertainment , Wherein and .whereby. the play, or player ._initiates , employs or,:directs any.;�force -provided by -the.'device, and. when 'the. element of ;skil'1 in manipulation.-predominates' over chance. Person: 'Any ind-ividual , partnership;: .joint venture, , association;; club;, trustee corpor.'ation, firm- or. company " or officer, agent; .employee or any-,.kind of personal representati_Ve thereof: ° 4=10-2s LICENSE EXCEPTIONS: , -It--iha11' be,., unlawful for_ afty 'per,son to.,possess , sell lease, ,rent:,_'..l cense • or permit .'the use of, or•-.control; place, maintain or .permi;t.:'tlie'operat.' on. of any amusement device iiriTess;and- until> said`amusement.-device: shall be `,l ce.nsed :as hereinafter.-provided, except-;`that the= State of Idaho, or' any `of ' ,ts agencies; or-;departments, . the. .McCa1l-Donnelly School' `District, or ,any, other .political: subdivi"sion.s` of the State of :•Idaho.-are hereby exempt from :the provisions r of:'-this .Ordinance :4-10-3.: GAMING_' DEVICES' PROH'IB-I.TED.: Nothing.1-in this'-Ordinance shall in .:any way, be construed to authorIze-, .license -..or permit the. possession or maintenance ;of any. _gambl•ing- dev'ice whatsoever :,or. any.. mechafiism whicli has been. -judicially: determined :to be. a .gambling device j � t 4-10-4: LICENSE REQUIRED: Any person displaying for public patronage and keeping for operation any amusement device as herein defined shall make application for such license 'to the City Clerk, in such form and manner as she may prescribe. 4-10-5: APPLICATION: Prior to the issuance of an amusement device license, the applicant shall file with the City . Clerk in such form and containing such information and statments relative to the applicant and the device to' be licensed as may be prescribed by the City Clerk, an application signed by the applicant. . 4-10-6: LICENSE TERM, RENEWAL AND FEE: (A) The annual license period shall be from January 1 to and through December 31 of the 'year for which a license has been issued or for any portion of such year. (B) Each license must be renewed by the licensee on or be- fore January 1 of each year upon application and pay- ment of- the annual license fee. (C) Upon . approval of an application for an amusement device license, and the renewal thereof, the City Clerk shall issue a license to each applicant upon paying the license fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each amusement device as described on the Amusement Device Operator' s Application. 4-10-7: REVOCATION OF LICENSE: Licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be revoked by the City Council after notice and hearing before the Council whenever it shall be shown that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this Chapter, has misrepresented or made a false statement in an application for a license or has failed to acquire a license for each amusement device used, operated and maintained for public patronage . Notice of the hearing or revocation shall be given in writing setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of hearing. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the licensee at his last known address at least five (5) days prior to the date set for hearing. 4-10-8: PENALTIES: Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter, or filing, or causing to be filed an application for a license under this Chapter containing false or fraudulent statments, or using, operating, and main- taining amusement devices not licensed as herein required, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars '($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) , or shall be im- prisoned for not more than thirty ( 30) days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. . Section _2 . . Effective, Date': :.This Ordinance shall, be ;e'ffective upon�'.its passage and_ publication iri,-one issue- ..Iof. the Central" Idaho Strar News • Passed: and. approved by-.'the Mayor.,and Coiinc' . . ' • . City of McCall,..°Idaho thin _2nd; da`y;, of F'ebruar 9Z 81 . _.: ti � w� , \, ;� - Ma- . - . . - _ :.~ - . 14t- � • `�' Attes'ta. . - -r ��: i Ci y Jerk - - -. , . - .- k - �- - ` - •.. . _ _ - . - "- - - . ,.- - - - . .. - . ' tom• - _ t - .. - ,.. } . ..._ .. _