Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 Licensing

"Picture arcade" means any premises where there is maintained one or more machines or contrivances to show still or motion pictures and for which any charge, consideration or payment is required or as an incident to some other type of business or activity, except those establishments for which there has been issued a valid theater or motion picture theater license pursuant to Part 3 of Chapter 7.82 of this title or a valid adult business license pursuant to Chapter 7.92 of this title.

(Ord. 2003-0067 § 25, 2003: Ord. 9630 § 9 (part), 1968: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 1 § 2701, 1951.)

A person shall not own, operate, manage, conduct or maintain a picture arcade without first having obtained a license from the tax collector.

(Ord. 9630 § 9 (part), 1968: Ord. 9592 § 13, 1968: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2711, 1951.)

The applicant shall give such information pertinent to the business as the tax collector may require.

(Ord. 92-0132 § 50, 1992: Ord. 9807 § 11, 1969: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2712, 1951.)

A picture arcade license shall not be issued to any person under 21 years of age, or to a corporation any of whose officers are under 21 years of age.

(Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2713, 1951.)

The fee for a picture arcade license shall be in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title under the appropriate heading.

(Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2714, 1951.)

The tax collector shall transmit a copy of every license fee referral memo for any license under this chapter to the sheriff and to such other county departments is the board directs.

(Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2715, 1951.)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.06.260, the business license commission shall hold a public hearing on every application for a license required by this chapter and shall give notice of such hearing as required by Sections 7.10.100, 7.10.110, 7.10.120 and 7.10.130 of this title.

(Ord. 9749 § 16, 1969: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 2 § 2716, 1951.)

A license for a picture arcade shall be granted or denied as provided in Section 7.08.070.

(Ord. 10217 § 11 (part), 1971: Ord. 9947 § 5 (part), 1970: Ord. 9878 § 2 (part), 1969: Ord. 9807 § 13 (part), 1969: Ord. 9557 § 10 (part), 1968: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 3 § 2721, 1951.)

A license for a picture arcade shall be revoked, suspended, or modified as provided in Section 7.08.140.

(Ord. 10217 § 11 (part), 1971: Ord. 9947 § 5 (part), 1970: Ord. 9878 § 2 (part), 1969: Ord. 9807 § 13 (part), 1969: Ord. 9557 § 10 (part), 1968: Ord. 8784 § 3 (part), 1965: Ord. 5860 Ch. 16 Art. 3 § 2722, 1951.)