05-11-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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(5) Supervises or manages other persons at a game room. Music coin-operated machine means every coin-operated machine of any kind or character, which dispenses or vends or which is used or operated for dispensing or vending music and which is operated by or with coins or metal slugs, tokens or checks. The following are expressly included within such term: phonographs, pianos, graphophones, and all other coin-operated machines which dispense or vend music. Operator means any person, firm, company, association or corporation which exhibits, displays or permits to be exhibited or displayed, in a place of business other than his own, any coin-operated machine in this state. Owner means any person, individual, firm, company, association or corporation owning any coin-operated machine in this state. Service coin-operated machines means every pay toilet, pay telephone and all other machines or devices which dispense service only and not merchandise, music, skill or pleasure. Skill or pleasure coin-operated machines means every coin-operated machine of any kind or character whatsoever, when such machines dispense or are used or are capable of being used or operated for amusement or pleasure or when such machines are operated for the purpose of dispensing or affording skill or pleasure, or for any other purpose other than the dispensing or vending of "merchandise or music" or "service" exclusively, as those terms are defined in this article. The following are expressly included within such term: marble machines, marble table machines, marble shooting machines, miniature race track machines, miniature football machines, miniature golf machines, miniature bowling machines, and all other coin-operated machines which dispense or afford skill or pleasure; provided, however, that every machine or device of any kind or character which dispenses or vends merchandise, commodities or confections or plays music in connection with or in addition to such games or dispensing of skill or pleasure shall be considered as skill or pleasure machines and taxed at the higher rate fixed for such machines. Secs. 10-3210-50. - Section 2 : 3Regulation of Places of Business hereinafter read as follows: DIVISION 3. - REGULATION OF PLACES OF BUSINESS Sec. 10-75. - Unrestricted access by law enforcement officer; right of inspection by law enforcement officer. (a)It shall be the duty of any owner, manager, or employee of a place of business displaying one or more skill or pleasure coin operated machines or amusement redemption machines, or other person exercising control over such a business establishment or the skill or pleasure coin operated machines or amusement redemption machines therein, to provide any law enforcement officer with immediate unrestricted access during business hours to all areas of the business establishment.