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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114']

Township of Mantua, NJ Amusements
§ 114-2 License required; classes established.
§ 114-3 Application for license; location and other restrictions.
§ 114-4 Game room license.
§ 114-5 Individual amusement game license.
§ 114-6 Operation of game rooms.
§ 114-7 Operation of amusement games.
§ 114-9 Inspection of premises; fee.
§ 114-10 Expiration of licenses; renewals.
§ 114-11 Revocation of license.
§ 114-12 Transferability.
§ 114-13 Applicability of existing amusement games and game rooms.
Chapter 114 Amusements
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Mantua 12-28-1982 by Ord. No. 13-1982 (Ch. 60 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Amusements for gain in parks — See Ch. 291.
A building or place containing three or more amusement games.
The Township of Mantua, Gloucester County.
No person shall maintain or operate an amusement game or a game room in the Township unless it is licensed under this chapter. Game room licenses shall be issued according to the class of the premises where the game room is located. Individual amusement game licenses shall be issued for all amusement games, as defined in this chapter, which are not located within game rooms, as defined in this chapter.
Class One licenses are those issued to premises licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in which three or more amusement games are located.
Class Two licenses are those issued to any other premises in which three or more amusement games are located.
Individual amusement game licenses are issued for all amusement games not located in game rooms.
An application for a game or game room license shall be made to the Township Clerk on forms and containing information prescribed by him.
Upon receipt of an application for an individual game license, the Township Clerk shall refer it to the Zoning Officer, who shall recommend that the license be issued if he determines that the amusement game is located in a premises which is devoted to a commercial use, and is not otherwise in violation of Chapter 230, Land Development. No more than two individual amusement game licenses may be issued for the same premises.
Upon receipt of an application for a game room license, the Township Clerk shall refer it to:
The Zoning Officer, to determine whether the premises comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. For that purpose the Zoning Officer shall have the right to enter upon and inspect the premises during normal business hours.
Game room locations.
Class One licenses may only be issued for premises holding a current valid license for the sale and consumption on premises of alcoholic beverages.
Class Two licenses may only be issued for premises located in the HC-Highway Commercial under Chapter 230, Land Development.[1]
Game rooms on Class Two premises are not permitted within rooms or space licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages or within connected room or appurtenant space.
No game room license shall be issued to or held by any person who has been convicted of a crime or by any corporation, partnership or association, a member, officer, director or holder of 10% or more of the stock of which has been convicted of any crime.
After review of the application has been completed, the Township Clerk shall forward it, with his report and recommendations of the Zoning Officer and Chief of Police, if any, to the Township Committee for its review and approval.
In approving a license, the Township Committee may establish conditions to promote and protect the health, safety and general welfare of the Town and its inhabitants.
After approval by the Township Committee, the Township Clerk shall issue a game room license upon payment of the license fee established in § 114-8, less the amount of the application fee. The license shall state:
Any other conditions or restrictions imposed by the Township Committee.
Upon request of a dissatisfied applicant, the Township Clerk shall schedule a hearing for the first Township Committee meeting for which five days notice published in the official newspaper can be given if the Township Committee denies the application or approves it with limits or conditions not satisfactory to the applicant.
The Township Committee shall grant an individual amusement game license upon the favorable recommendation of the Zoning Officer, but may establish conditions to promote and protect the health, safety and general welfare of the Town and its inhabitants, in connection with any individual license.
After approval of the license by the Township Committee, the Township Clerk shall issue an individual amusement game license upon payment of the license fee established in § 114-8, less the amount of the application fee.
The owner and operator of any game room shall not permit a greater number of persons on the premises at any time than the capacity approved by the Township Committee as set forth in the license.
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, except within Class One premises licensed by the state for on-premises consumption of those beverages.
Permitting the use of marijuana or any controlled substance, possession of which is prohibited by the New Jersey Penal Code or any other New Jersey Statute.
The owner or operator of any Class Two licenses game room shall not permit an amusement game therein to be played or operated after 11:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m. Class One hours shall be the same as the hours permitted for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the licensed premises.
The owner or operator of any Class One licensed game room shall not allow any amusement game therein to be played or operated by any person under the legal age for consumption of alcoholic beverages unless accompanied by and under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian over the age of 21.
The owner and operator of a game room containing more than 30 amusement games shall provide additional supervisory personnel, all of whom shall be at least 18 years of age, adequate to assure orderly operation of the game room at all times. At least one supervisory employee shall be required for each 30 amusement games.
The owner and operator of any game room shall not permit the display or use of any amusement game, the video display of which would be pornographic or obscene as defined by the New Jersey Penal Code, N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3.
The owner of any amusement game within the Township shall comply with all provisions of law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable thereto and relating to the conduct of the business in connection with which the game is used and the use and maintenance of the premises where it is located.
Permitting the use of marijuana or any controlled substance possession of which is prohibited by the New Jersey Penal Code or any other New Jersey Statute.
The owner of an amusement game in a Class Two premises shall not permit it to be played or operated after 9:00 p.m. by a person under the age of 16 unless accompanied by and under the supervision of a parent or other guardian over the age of 21.
An application for a game room license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100. An application for an individual amusement game license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $50.
The annual fee for a game room license shall be $500, plus $50 for each machine over five.
The annual fee for an individual amusement game license shall be $100 for each machine.
The fees fixed herein may be modified from time to time by resolution of the Township Committee.
The premises of all game rooms in the Township, when open for the transaction of business shall be subject to the inspection by any police officer or other Township officer or employee acting pursuant to his special duties.
Any other premises in the Township containing amusement games, when open for the transaction of business, shall be subject to inspection by any police officer or other Township officer or employee acting pursuant to his special duties.
The Township Zoning Officer shall be the Township official who is generally charged with the enforcement of this chapter. He shall be required to inspect each licensed game room located in the Township at least once every six months without notice to the owner and operator of the game room and shall be paid a fee of $25 per inspection, which shall be paid out of the license fees received under this chapter.
Game room licenses shall expire on March 1 of the year following the issuance of any license. Applications for renewal of game room licenses shall be submitted no later than February 1 of the year in which an existing license expires. The licensing fee for any license granted after March 1 of any year shall be prorated according to the number of months remaining before the license would expire.
The Township Committee may revoke a game room license for cause upon 10 days' written notice to the license and after the licensee has had an opportunity to present his case at a public hearing.
No individual game or game room licenses shall be transferable from person to person or from place to place without the approval of the Township Committee. License transfer applications shall be subject to the same application, investigation and approval standards as are set forth for new licenses in §§ 114-3 and 114-4 of this chapter and shall be subject to the payment of an application fee as prescribed in § 114-8A of this chapter. No new licensing fee shall be required, however, until the renewal on the following March 1 of any license which has been transferred.
The owners or operators of all individual amusement games or game rooms presently located within the Township on the effective date of this chapter shall be granted the appropriate license, but shall be required to comply with all of the provisions of this chapter other than those provisions which restrict the location of individual amusement games or game rooms.
Owners and operators of individual games or game rooms must make application for the appropriate license and pay the fee therefor within 30 days of the effective date of this chapter, or they shall be considered in violation hereof.
Where a licensed premises has more than the number of machines stated on its license, each such unlicensed machine shall constitute a separate offense, and the minimum fine for this violation shall be $100 for each machine in excess of the permitted number. In his discretion, the Municipal Judge may consider each day that this violation exists, occurs or continues as a separate offense.