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5.68. 010 Poolrooms and billiard rooms--Hours of operation.

A. Defined. Every public place or room in the city which is used principally for the purpose of playing pool or billiards is declared to be a poolroom or billiard parlor within the meaning of the terms of this section.

B. Hours of Operation. It is unlawful for any person owning, operating or conducting any poolroom or billiard parlor within the city and for any agent, servant or employee of any such owner to permit such pool hall or billiard parlor to remain open to the public or to permit any persons except the owners thereof and necessary employees to remain therein or to be present therein between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m. of any day. For any establishment wherein a poolroom or billiard room constitutes only a part of the total business operation of the establishment, that section shall then apply only to that portion of the establishment devoted to pool or billiards; provided, such poolroom or billiard room portion can be separated from the remaining portion of business operation during closed hours by a barrier which impedes ingress to such poolroom or billiard room portion of the establishment. (Prior code § 21-13)

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5.68. 020 License.

No license to keep, maintain, carry on or operate any billiard, bagatelle or pool table or any box ball or bowling alley or any shooting gallery shall be issued to any person except upon a permit previously granted by the city council authorizing the issue of such license to such person, and specifying the kind of license that shall be issued thereunder and the location where such business shall be carried on; provided, that whenever, in the opinion of a majority of the city council, it would be prejudicial to the public welfare or dangerous to good government or injurious to the peace, quiet and well being of the citizens of the city to have an increase in the number of places of such business then engaged in the business in this section provided, it shall be lawful for the city council to deny any further applications for such a license.

Provided further, that no license for any of the businesses herein provided shall be transferred without a permit from the city council; provided further, that the city council shall have power and authority to revoke such permit and license in case the business granted thereunder is conducted in a manner prejudicial to the best interests of the city or in case the proprietor thereof allows riotous or disorderly conduct in his place of business. (Prior code § 21-14)

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5.68. 030 Operation in connection with other established business.

If three or more pool or billiard tables are located within an establishment in conjunction with any other established business, whether or not the pool or billiard tables are coin-operated, a permit granted by the city council is required and this portion of the establishment must be licensed as a separate business operation. (Prior code § 21-14.1)

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