Chapter 5.32
POOLROOMS AND BILLIARD ROOMS

Sections:

5.32.010    Permit – Required.

5.32.020    Permit – Application – Contents and fee.

5.32.030    Permit – Revocation conditions.

5.32.040    Minors prohibited on premises where alcoholic beverages are available.

5.32.050    Misrepresenting age to gain entrance prohibited when.

5.32.060    Maintaining private rooms prohibited.

5.32.070    Posting of chapter regulations required.

5.32.010 Permit – Required.

It is unlawful for any person to conduct, carry on, operate or maintain in the City any public poolroom or billiard room without written permit therefor granted by the City Council. Such permit shall be required in addition to any license required by the City. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.1)

5.32.020 Permit – Application – Contents and fee.

The permit to operate a poolroom or billiard room shall be granted or refused by the City Council in its discretion, upon formal application therefor. Such application shall specify the name of the person applying for such permit, the location of the premises where it is proposed to conduct such poolroom or billiard room, and that the applicant is the only person to be in any manner connected with the management and control of such poolroom or billiard room. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a $10.00 fee. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.2)

5.32.030 Permit – Revocation conditions.

A. The City Council may at any time, for such cause as they or a majority of them, upon investigation, deem sufficient, revoke any permit granted under the provisions of this chapter, and it is especially ordained and declared that all such permits are held at the pleasure of the City Council.

B. The conviction and punishment of any person conducting any poolroom and billiard room in the City for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall in no manner affect the power of the City Council to revoke any permit granted by such Council to such person under the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.3)

5.32.040 Minors prohibited on premises where alcoholic beverages are available.

A. It is unlawful for any person conducting any public poolroom or billiard room or any servant or employee of such person to allow any person under the age of 21 years to enter, visit or remain in any public poolroom or billiard room conducted by or in the charge of any such person, or any servant or employee thereof, where alcoholic beverages are dispensed, served or consumed, or permitted to be dispensed, served or consumed, within such public poolroom or billiard room.

B. It is unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to enter or remain in any public poolroom or billiard room in the City when alcoholic beverages are dispensed, served or consumed therein, and he is advised by the person conducting such public poolroom or billiard room or any servant or employee of such person, to leave the premises. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.4)

5.32.050 Misrepresenting age to gain entrance prohibited when.

It is unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years, for the purpose of gaining entrance to any such public poolroom or billiard room in the City where alcoholic beverages are dispensed, served or consumed, or permitted to be dispensed, served or consumed, to represent to the person conducting such poolroom or billiard room or to any servant or employee of such person that such person is 21 years of age or upwards. The making of such representation for the purpose of remaining in any such public poolroom or billiard room in the City shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.5)

5.32.060 Maintaining private rooms prohibited.

A. It is unlawful for any person conducting any poolroom or billiard room in the City, or for any servant or employee of such person, to have or maintain in connection with such poolroom or billiard room any private room excepting rooms used exclusively as toilets or lavatories.

B. For the purposes of this chapter, “private rooms” shall be deemed to be those rooms the entire interiors of which are not exposed to view from the main entrance of such poolroom or billiard room, or from one of the main rooms regularly and habitually used by the general public for the playing of pool or billiards. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.6)

5.32.070 Posting of chapter regulations required.

A copy of this chapter, furnished by the city clerk, shall be conspicuously posted and at all times kept posted in each room of every pool or billiard establishment in the City by the person conducting the same. The failure to post and keep posted such copy of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of this chapter by such person, and printed copies of this chapter shall be furnished every such person by the city clerk, upon application. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 17.8)