Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. II Cardrooms

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-500.7, §§ 1, 2, adopted June 26, 1975, specifically amended Div. B3 by repealing former Ch. II, §§ B3-11—B3-19, B3-21—B3-23, and adopting in lieu thereof new Ch. II, §§ B3-11—B3-31, as herein set out. Former Ch. II pertained to the same subject matter and had been derived from Code 1954, §§ 5.1.1-1—5.1.1-9, 5.1.1-11, 5.1.1-12; Ord. No. NS-500.1, § 1, 5-10-71; Ord. No. NS-500.2, § 1, 7-9-74; and Ord. No. NS-500.6, §§ 1—3, adopted Aug. 26, 1975. Subsequently, § 1 of Ord. No. NS-500.8, adopted Sept. 24, 1979, repealed Ch. II in its entirety; and § 2 of the ordinance enacted new §§ B3-11, B3-12.

For the purposes of this chapter, "cardroom" shall mean any building or structure, or any portion thereof, or any premises or place wherein, in return for any fee, charge or other compensation, any person or persons are permitted to play any game played with cards for money or other thing of value, or for checks, credit or other representative of value, including but not limited to draw poker, low-ball poker, or panguingue, but excepting bridge and whist.

(Ord. No. NS-500.8, § 2, 9-24-79)

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, manage or operate any cardroom or permit or suffer any cardroom to be established, maintained or operated upon or within any building, structure, premises or place owned, occupied or controlled by such person.

(Ord. No. NS-500.8, § 2, 9-24-79)