Part 8 — Card Rooms

Card room shall include card club, social card club or any other place maintained, operated or conducted for the principal purpose of furnishing a place where members or guests or other persons play card games of any nature, and where:

• (a) A fee is charged either as membership dues for admission to such place or for the privilege of playing at cards; or

• (b) means any place maintained, operated or conducted for the purpose of giving instructions in the playing of card games of any type.

(Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)

No person shall maintain, operate, conduct or carry on any card room or card school without a permit therefor having been issued in accordance with the provisions of this article. No permit issued shall authorize the conduct of any card game which is prohibited by thePenal Code of the State of California or any ordinance of law of this City and any permit issued in violation of such state Code or ordinance or law shall be void.

No permit shall be required for any nonprofit organization operating within the City at the time of the adoption of this ordinance and which has been in operation for two years prior thereto, nor to any card school or club operated by any governmental agency. (Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)

In addition to the requirements for an application as set forth in Sections 6400 et seq. of this Code, the application shall comply with the following:

1. If the applicant is a corporation, the names of any person owning more than 20% of the stock.

2. If a partnership, the names of all partners.

3. If an association, the names of all members.

4. Such application shall be signed by those required to be named in the application.

5. The application shall state the location of any other card room or card school operated by the applicant or in which the applicant or any person signing the application has an interest.

(Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)

No permit shall be transferred except as provided in this section. When a business for which a permit has been issued is sold or transferred, any permit for a card room or card school shall be deemed revoked and the successor or transferee shall make application for a permit in the same manner as the original application.

A permit issued for a particular location shall authorize the permittee to conduct the permitted business at such location only and such permit shall not be used for conducting any business at any other location without the written consent of the Chief of Police endorsed upon the permit and without the payment of a fee of $15.

(Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)

No person shall keep, conduct, or maintain within the City any house, room, apartment, office or place used for a card room or card school as defined herein unless a permit therefor has been issued and no person shall permit any house, room, apartment, office or place owned by him or under his charge or control to be used in whole or in part for such purpose unless a permit therefor has been issued.

• (a) No card club shall be opened for the playing of cards therein and no cards shall be played therein except between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 o'clock midnight.

• (b) No music or dancing shall be permitted in any card room.

• (c) No alcoholic liquor shall be possessed, sold, or consumed on the premises.

• (d) No person under the age of 21 years shall be present in or play in any card room.

• (e) No device or equipment, other than card tables, cards, and scoring devices, which could be or are used for gambling or amusement purposes, shall be kept or operated in any card room or card school.

• (f) All membership fees, playing fees or charges as well as prices of refreshments and food offered shall be posted conspicuously in all rooms of the card room or card school.

• (Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)

In addition to grounds for revocation otherwise specified in this Code, any permit issued under this part may be revoked for the violation of any of the provisions in Section 6579 hereof. (Added by Ord. 250, adopted 7-13-64)