Pismo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 5.16 Card Games and Tables

Pismo Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Pismo Beach

Cite as: Pismo Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.16 · Text as of 2026-10-03

5.16.010 Definitions.¶

For the purposes of this chapter:

"Controlled game" shall have the same meaning as in Section 337j of the California Penal Code, as amended from time to time.

"Card room" means any building or structure, or any portion of a building or structure or any premises or place, wherein controlled games are conducted. The term "card room" is synonymous with the term "gambling establishment" as used in the Gambling Control Act (commencing at Section 19800 of the California Business and Professions Code). (Ord. O-2025-002 § 19 (part), 2025)

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5.16.020 Prohibition.¶

Controlled games and card rooms are prohibited throughout the city. (Ord. O-2025-002 § 19 (part), 2025)

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